Ian Ballard
Newbie from Sacramento, CA
Greetings BP! My name is Ian Ballard. I've been in the Sacramento area nearly all my life. I currently work as Technical Arts Director for a local church. That's basically coordinating the installation of equipment an...
Sandy Gelt
i have about $600,000 in equity, want income but am conservative
I have one rental no debt worth $400,000. plus cash of $200,000 more. Want to pull money out and buy more rentals. I could do the BRRRR method but don't really want to. What I need is income but want to be careful at ...
Mathew Cubell
Inherited Tenant Bounced Rent Check
Hi All,This past September my wife and I purchased our first investment property with the help of BP. This is my first time posting and regrettably I have only been a lurker until now. The property we purchased is a d...
Eva Henry
When are you ready for the second property investment?
I have purchased my first property this year in February. It is a duplex that I am house hacking. I have had a steady paying tenant for 7 months. Despite the small preventative maintenance and home owning surprises (...
Conor Meehan
otherwise great tenants hiding ferrets - how to proceed
I recently discovered our tenants are hiding their ferrets in the basement of our duplex. They are otherwise good tenants - pay on time, responsible and friendly neighbors. They were keeping them at his mom's until ...
Kenneth Cowan
What makes a market like Indianapolis work?
There are deals to be had everywhere in this country if you look. But there seems to just be a lot of return potential in Indianapolis.
My question here is WHY. What is happening there that has prices low but rents...
Brian Garrett
Cash vs. Lending when just starting out
I have a fairly basic question that hopefully some of you more experienced investors can help me with. Let's assume someone is new to investing, preparing for their first deal and they have $100k cash (for simple n...
Vishal Didwania
Advice about my first SFR purchase in South Bend
Hello all, I recently went to South Bend over this past weekend and looked at a handful of SFRs. Some were in better shape than others. I'm looking at a place west of downtown and Marion street between Colfax and Rout...
Gary B.
Tenant is always late on rent
I have a tenant who is always 2-3 weeks late in her rent. It is more of an habbit than hardship. Her lease still has 8 months in it. What are my rights to serve her notice to move out or i have to live with it until e...
Kah M.
Time to change Property management?
My property managers have been good overall but recently, they've been doing things that makes me question their judgment.
Billed me for an emergency furnace repair that cost more than replacing the entire furnace. ...