Erica Moore
Worth it to allow pets?
I'm setting up a new rental (large SFR with backyard) in Cozy and can't decide if I should allow pets or not. My current tenants don't have pets, so it didn't come up previously, but with the new listing I'm leaning t...
Mehgan Moore
Condos as investments?
I know typically Condos are not the most ideal investment as they don't tend to appreciate. However, we are considering them as a potential rental investment. Given the tend to be cheaper, we could pay most of it in c...
William Collins
Landlord cash for keys gone bad.
Here is a story of a real life issue I am currently working on. Not all landlord/investing things go right.Setting: New Britain, Connecticut. A small city full of rentals mainly made for manufacturing plant workers...
Alex Kovalenko
Rental Property in Canada
Hey guys - just getting into rental business. When you are buying a condo for rental purposes what are you looking for? I know 2% is a good rule (as in if it costs $200k it must generate $4k). In the market where I am...
John E.
How do I make RE investing a business and not a hobby?
Hello BPers...
My name is John Elmenhe, I'm 15 years old and I'm going to begin investing in real estate the day I hit 18 years old by trying to wholesale properties. I'm going to begin working soon and I'm NOT goin...
Gaurav Bahal
Appraisal is Less than Contract: To Buy or Not to Buy? HELP!
Hello BP! My wife and I are contemplating our first investment property, a triplex in FL. It's fully rented, projected conservatively calculated returns are 10% cash on cash, 1.3% price-to-rent, 7% cap rate. Appraisal...
Chris Harper
Top 20 Objections to REI
Howdy! This might not be the proper location for my question but the people I look up to most tread this section. I recently read in Malcolm Gladwell's book "The Tipping Point" (pg72) that "what separates a great sal...
Zamir Kazi
Are Tax Deed Sales Lucrative?
Hello all,Recently I have been looking into tax deed sales, and a friend of mine told me if you win a tax deed auction, you get the title free and clear. Is this true? What is the process of doing so?They hold an auct...
William C.
Agent is “wholesaling” property on MLS
Wow, this one is a doozy. In all of my 10 years I have never seen anything like it.Friday a client of mine discovered a property for sale that he has had his eye on for almost 4 years. Back then, it was listed for $...
Michael Ealy
What's Your Main Obstacle in Buying an Apartment Building?
My question is: what stops YOU from acquiring an apartment building?Is it...lack of capital?lack of know how?mindset?fear of doing a big deal and then failing?can't find good deals?bad credit?something else?Whatever s...