Shari Posey
First time in 10 years--tenant not paying! Need advice
We have a young family renting a condo from us. They have been there since 2013. They were late in April and May and we charged them the late fee. They were late again in June and my husband talked to them and it was ...
Eliza Greenwood
House Hack Reality Check Please
The Goal: My sister and I have a property tied up with the (possibly harebrained) plan to clean, paint, carpet, create an unpermitted “flag lot” with fencing, and fix a plumbing issue (10k), place tenants ($1,350/mont...
Brandon Penn
DON'T FORGET TO SLEEP!!!!!!!!
As obvious as it may seem, REMEMBER TO SLEEP! As real estate investors we tend to go 100%, 100% of the time. You have to remember to take some time for rest. One thing that I have tried the last 6 months is writing ev...
Benjamin Kleven
First-Time California Investor in Unique Situation; Please Advise
Hi you all,I want to give thanks in advance; I know this is a long post, I’m really in-need of advice here, any of which would be greatly appreciated. For some background, I’m almost 23 years old. For six months, I’ve...
Riley Caldwell
Advice/Criticism/Opinions On My Goals - Please & Thank You!
I'm 21, and married. Marrying young may not be the most financially intelligent thing to do most of the time; however, I feel like I actually have an advantage due to my wife being intelligent and not consumeristic. T...
Nik K
College Towns
I'm obviously still very new -- does anybody specialize in college towns at all? As in -- buy a crappy house in a college town, fix it up, and rent it out?
Reason I ask is that I found a relatively cheap house for s...
Cody Godfrey
Mobile home park deal flow
What is everyone’s approach to creating a deal flow for finding MHP’s to purchase preferably from mom and pop owners?Always find it hard to connect with the physical owner when cold calling parks. Greatly appreciate a...
Brandon Sturgill
How Much Does it Cost to Fill in a Pool? (Not with Water...)
Looking at property with a rather large and unsightly in ground pool. Seems the best options is to fill it in with dirt/rocks and concrete over top...anyone have experience with this?
Jordan L.
Repetitive HVAC Theft, Cages, and Insurance Claims
Hey BP, I have a rental property in South Carolina that has had the HVAC package unit stolen three times in the past 8 years, always when the property is vacant. The property is an A- class property, but unfortunate...
Carol Bloom
How much is considered "normal wear and tear" for carpet?
Hello BP community!I'm Carol I need your help how do you calculate how much to charge for "normal wear and tear" on carpeting. I have a tenant moving out, they have been with me for 5 years the carpet was not new when...