Joshua Sclafani
Strategies for Self-Managing Your Properties
Thanks to the great advice I got from the folks on this forum, I now have a great tenant in place for my first rental starting 6/1, and we are putting an offer on a duplex later this week, so exciting! So naturally I'...
Aaron Romine
House-Hacking for my first rental property....Help!
In a couple of weeks, my wife and I will be closing on our first rental property (2 unit, duplex) here in Toledo, OH. We are excited to start our journey in rental property investing! I wanted to reach out to see if t...
Tony Gunter
A Conclusion About a RE License and Investing
It was either an epiphany, or a hard blow to the head, but I realized that in order to really do what I want to do it seems like it will require me to get my RE license. I have interest in MHP's, but that is not the d...
Chase Hoover
Vacation Rental Bookkeeping
PMs - How do you keep up with the whirlwind of bookkeeping involved with vacation rentals? I've tried different vacation rental softwares that feature "integrated accounting" without much luck. For years I've used s...
Peter C.
Feedback on lead generation strategy
Hi BP community,Long time reader and investor here. I'm a bit new here, but I have had significant experience in the REI landscape and have run many flips and buy-and-holds in Seattle, Los Angeles, and internationally...
Dave Ivery
Why do so many people fail to get started?
I am just curious. With so many resources available, 100% financing programs, down payment assistance programs, urban development programs, places where sellers are begging you to buy their homes, and platforms like ...
Trevor Jacobs
Turnkey rental company suggestions
I know there is a very divided section on BP that either love or hate turnkey rental companies, however I would like to know what turnkey rental companies have a solid record of always performing to par and causing fe...
Philip Drew
Lending club
Has anyone had experience lending through Lending Club? How do they get past the requirement of having to be an accredited investor to invest in their notes?
Alexander M Dant
Finding the right people starting out
As my partners and I are looking for our first property we've been struggling to find a reliable team. From the dozen lenders that have simply ghosted us, to the lawyer that is more then happy to bill us for work that...
Alan Casilla
Deciding between 2 markets - stuck in analysis paralysis
Hi All,New investor here! I'm currently doing as much reading and learning as I can about investments (before I make my first purchase) and currently am looking to the mid west/Texas. I currently reside in CA and want...