George Gao
38-unit Storage Facility
There is a 38-unit self storage facility listed on MLS with average rent of $60/unit; Built in 1998; located in Porter, TX, which is in Montgomery County (north of Houston). This is a mom-and-pop operation. The area i...
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TransUnion SmartMove
Dear BP nation,It has been the common practice of "landlords" to feel entitled to a prospective tenant's Social Security number (SS#). In light of data breaches and identity theft, efforts to screen a tennant must be ...
Carlos M.
Probate Home -- Real Life Practice
So I am brand new to the real estate game. My wife and I are planning to begin investing in a year or so...but I was driving in my neighborhood and I saw a home which appeared to be vacant. Exterior is fine, but the ...
Jason Mahon
Getting Started in Cleveland
I am brand new to Real Estate and looking to get started in the Cleveland Area. I was born and raised here and feel much more comfortable getting started locally. I have been trying to consume as many podcasts/article...
Kenneth Davis
Should I start the Eviction process of or take the tenants word?
I have a rental in a poor area that has only until recently been managed by a realtor who placed whomever they could find, in my rental. One tenant has not paid the rent since the first and has had her car taken awa...
Shane Moss
Privacy options for window in shower
I've recently installed a new vinyl window in a rental to replace the old cubed block glass that was in there. This is a 1950's house with only one window that is in the shower. I need something to let light in whil...
Michael Carbonare
Sometimes It's Better To Be Lucky Than Smart, Or How I Made $30K On My First Deal
30 years ago I closed on my first real estate deal. It was a foreclosure, owned by the Resolution Trust Corporation. The RTC was a federal agency created in 1989 to resolve the Savings and Loan Crisis of the 1980s, wh...
Ryan VanPatten
"Green" Rentals
Hey all,
I'm new to the forum, so this is my first discussion topic.
I am very into the sustainability movement, personal and professionally, and am hoping to 'green' up my town home and any future prop...
Frank Boet
Florida real state after the elections. Good or bad idea?
Florida is a great place for RE investing. Will the possibility of higher corporate taxes, a state income tax, free healthcare, $15 minimum wage and making Florida a sanctuary state impact real estate investing and re...
Sam Leon
Time limit on repairs by tenant?
Tenant broke one of the windows - October 2012.
One of those tricky bay windows that sticks out with glass on top, bottom, sides and front. The top portion broke, old old window the glass not tempered, split into mu...