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Michael C. How transparent are you with people at your "day job" about REI?
7 September 2015 | 54 replies

So, I just finished listening to Podcast 60 with @SergeS and it got me thinking.  He was working a full time job, and took his business from 0 to 68 units in four years.  In the podcast he referenced very often he wou...

Cody Gebhart $15/Hour Illinois minimum wage
23 February 2019 | 55 replies

Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...

Sarah Kensinger The lack of short-term rental safety!!
11 September 2023 | 51 replies

The lack or inattentiveness of safety in short-term rentals is appalling!! Over the weekend 3 people died at a STR in Outer Banks due to a house fire, and it seems like every couple of months we hear of more people dy...

Collette F. Fence Repairs - from damages from my companion dog
23 May 2017 | 50 replies

I am half way thru a Purchase Agreement for my manufactured home.   2 years ago, I received a companion dog prescribed by my doctor and submitted this to park management/owners.  He is larger than the normal pet allow...

Account Closed Would you invest in the most Dangerous cities in America? Ranked
25 December 2020 | 111 replies

Seems some places are better to invest in than others.
Where does the line between profit and risk cross?
50. Rochester, New York - 748 violent crimes per 100,000
49. West Palm Beach, Florida ...

Tareq Salaita The bubble is bursting and we're still investing
1 March 2019 | 65 replies

In my humble opinion, the bubble has started to burst and many of us including myself are still in denial. The national median home value is now $217,300, an increase of 8.3% on the year and 8.4% above the bubble-era...

Robert Hanson Rookie needs advice for tenant screening in C class neighborhood.
3 February 2021 | 56 replies

Hello BP,
This is a hit to my pride to post, but I need advice. I completed my first rehab to rent in July of last year. It is a quadplex and all units were rented until recently. I just had my first eviction and,...

Sylvia B. Hello, I'm a slumlord
30 May 2019 | 112 replies

We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...

Joshua D. Help my wife and I solve this FIGHT. Should I get a W-2 job?
24 August 2018 | 155 replies

Hello all.    My wife and I are having a disagreement that we need you to weigh in on.  Here is what we are having a hard time with:We started dating in 2012, and I've always held a W-2 job of some kind. I hated the l...

Mark Gallagher Diary - Buying a non-performing note NPN from start to finish
18 July 2017 | 160 replies

For the past few months, years perhaps, I've been trying to soak up knowledge in the area of note buying. It has been especially intriguing to me since my partner and I handle a large volume of foreclosures and I get ...