Brendan L.
Section 8: Reduce rent to keep current tenant
Just bought a duplex, owner occupied. Current tenant is on section 8, but she doesn't have her kids anymore, so she is overhoused in this 3 bedroom. Housing authority needs me to come down to 650 from 775 for her to b...
Karen Wirkala
Newbie question: Keep or sell house in Seattle?
Hey folks,Total newbie here. I am an accidental landlord wishing to be an intentional one. I own a SFH in an upper middle-class area of NE Seattle. It used to be my family’s primary home but after having kids we mo...
Kevin Bulger
How to keep scaling my real estate holdings
I own 4 rental units (3 condos and a multi-family). I have 25-35% equity in all of these properties. How can I best use this equity to keep scaling my portfolio?
It seems banks aren't really doing HELOCS on investmen...
Andrew Davis
BP App for IOS keeps closing on me
Much to my chagrin, I am unable to access the BP forums on my iOS app. Nearly every time I click on a specific thread the app closes.
Is anyone else experiencing this issue?
Ron Jensen
Why would a landlord keep a nuisance tenant?
Why would an apartment landlord keep a nuisance tenant?Examples are: tenants who party, sell drugs, make too much noise at night, have police called on them regularly, cause problems and generally depress and bully ot...
Kevin Castaneda
1920s Rehab - Remove or Keep Planking Under Drywall
Hey BP friends,I'm rehabbing a 1920s house in San Antonio, Texas, that has shiplap planking covered by vinyl siding on the exterior and shiplap covered by drywall on the interior walls and ceiling.My family and I are ...
Mary lou L.
Prospective tenant keeps asking to split the deposit
The house will be available on the 15th. I asked for 1000 security and 825 rent. Deposit in full and prorated rent for June.He asked first if he could put 500 down on the 15th and the rest on the 1st. I said I no. The...
Terry Royce
Keeping in contact with Sellers during contract period
What communication/contact do you have with the seller during the contract period. I have not talked to them since we signed the contract.
I am supposed to go to closing on or before Aug 7th. Should I call them and ...
Jahbari McLennan
Keep moving forward... this community is very supportive
I was able to understand some new ways to keep moving forward and understand how to structure our business moving forward. It is very nice to talk with others who is in the trench. I was able to get some great tax adv...
Burt L.
How Do I Keep A Master Mailing List?
I have done multiple mailing lists and am seeing some names appear on lists that I have bought before. I use the sort feature at Listsource to avoid this, but some come through anyway. Their sort feature - I'm not ...