Jorge Vazquez
Most real investors should not buy from realtors....
Most real investors should not buy from realtors unless the realtor is an investor themselves and understand the business. Unfortunately, most seasoned realtors don’t even know how to calculate a cap rate. Even less a...
Kevin Prentice
Landlord vs. Tenant -- Anatomy of a Trial --
Went to court today. >>>> in the words of Judge Smails (from the movie Caddy Shack) "didn't want to do it...felt I owed it to them". Sorry, that just came to me. Anyway......If you're going to be a Landlor...
Daniel Rivera
Purchasing a rental property in a town with a decreasing census?
Hey BP Community! I'm a new investor from NJ looking to invest out of state in a small town in Ohio where I have some friends/family in the area. I've analyzed about 15-20 properties and have found one that would be a...
Jon Holdman
timeshares
No, not selling timeshares. A real question about them. I've never seriously considered timeshares. I've worked hard in numerous places to avoid timeshare salesmen. Amazingly, the same techniques that work with be...
Jeremy Mattson
New Landlord advise.. Evict? Or wait it out...
Hi All, I am looking to get your opinion as to what you would do if you were in my situation.. and what I potentially can do.Situation:I have some not so ideal inherited tenants that I have been living next door with ...
Feng Ye
insurance cost for older investment houses?
Hello there,I am thinking of buying my first rental in Florida (either Orlando or Tampa), however I was warned by a friend who bought a few months ago and had to spend 3000$ on landlord insurance. He said that there a...
Alexander Goodson
Potential tenant cliaming their 2 dogs are emotional support dogs
First time landlord and I've got this couple applying that are telling me their 2 dogs are emotional support animals and that they don't need to tell me about them and don't need to pay a pet fee. I found an article s...
Eli M.
Appraisal is too low
Dear BP family,My appraisal came in lower than I expected.What is the best course of action now?For the future, can I ask the appraiser to send me the draft before he submits it to the bank?In case the new appraisal i...
Omar Johnson
Telephone Fear: How To Get Rid Of It When Talking To Sellers
Every single person in the world at one time or another has had a fear of something. Whether it is a fear of something physical such as spiders, heights, the dark and water, we all deal with fears. For some real estat...
Matthew Horn
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. (First potential deal)
Hello BP family,I hope that you all are well. I recently found a potential deal and i wanted to get some opinions and advice about moving forward. My goal is to get the house at a great price, make the necessary impro...