Patrick Thomas Dickinson
To Sell or Rent my house San Francisco Bay Area
Quick question BP folks,
My tenants lease is up as of November 1st, 2022 and I am contemplating selling the property: As of right now I could walk away 200kish tax free because I have lived in the property 2 out of ...
Mindy Jensen
VRBO Host cancelled stay because he forgot to raise rates
A friend made a reservation on VRBO for Thanksgiving. The host had a 5-day minimum set and non-holiday pricing in place. (Friend didn't realize it was non-holiday pricing.)Host sends friend a cancellation notice, and ...
Alex Smith
Insurance Dilemma- being cancelled due to fire
Early in January, our duplex caught fire, destroying the bottom unit. We fully renovated it and placed the tenants. This is our best performing property and I really don't want to sell it, but after getting a notice a...
Mitchell Hammack
15% Property Management Fees Reasonable?
I've always heard that you can expect to be anywhere from 8%-12% of rent for professional property management. I'm finding PMs who charge that as the base fee... but what I didn't expect is to see a high cost for find...
DL Coker
Getting into Tax Lien Investing in Maryland
Hello BP Community,
This is my first ever post on the forums. I am just starting out on my real estate investing journey and I am currently educating myself as much as possible and trying to identify my niche areas o...
Axel Meierhoefer
How to create a passive income real estate company
I have been an entrepreneur for several decades and am ready to create my final - hopefully, masterpiece - company. The idea is to develop a business that is a hybrid of the turnkey model, where the majority of the se...
Shane Power
What Is Being A Landlord Like?
One of the things that has held me back from investing in real estate is the idea of being a landlord. I see and know many investors with multiple properties and the same question comes to my mind every time: "How do...
David Jackson
Seller backed out after i accepted their counter
I made an offer on a house on the MLS. Through our realtors, the seller countered. I accepted the counter offer. My realtor let the seller’s realtor know I accepted. My realtor began working on the contract. Late in ...
Michael McDermott
"Career" options for a young investor
I have 3 units under my belt as of now and all are cash-flowing pretty well, but I am still stuck in my dead end 8-4 job and I need out! I have put up with it long enough to get me where I am now but it's mentally dra...
Cj Powderhorn
Typical time between tenants
I have 10 SF and MF rentals in several areas, my concerns are with Cape Coral and Memphis. I use property managers in both places. I feel like I’ve seen a few recent issues and curious what other investors have seen.1...