Michael Lopez
Is It Time Time To Use My Savings To Buy Real Estate?
I am embarrassed to confess this, but I guess transparency would be the key to my future success toward anything that may resemble a retirement plan. I will be 49 years old this year and I would suppose that it would ...
Jeff G.
Proposed Rent Increase Limit of 5%/Yr Nationally?! Seriously?
Apparently the White House is pushing for national rent control. Landlords with 50 units or more would be limited to a maximum of 5% annual rent increases. The linked "fact sheet" is, well, oddly light on facts. For s...
AnnMarie Bacchus
Are CPA’s necessary before starting out? If not, at what point is a CPA necessary?
I am a newbie RE investor (currently getting approved for a HELOC to fund my first purchase). I read several post that some people recommend having a CPA before out while other say you can wait until you have a few pr...
Jill F.
Help me pick a tenant
I have 8 units 1 mile out from the university student center and on the edge of what might be described as "the hood." These units rent for 450 + gas & electric and pet fees.The former landlord mostly rented to st...
Jeffrey Morel
Why are people waiting till after the election to buy?
I’ve heard some people state that they are waiting till after the elections to invest in property and wondering if it’s a major change whether who wins.
Samuel J Claeson
How long of a time frame does a landlord have to remove ice/snow?
Hello BP members,I was not able to immediately salt the driveway this morning, and I received a quite threatening text from my tenant about the "icy" driveway ("...my brother in law is a lawyer!...."). I personally ...
Tomo Iikubo
Evicting Tenant with Medical issues - Feel like a grinch
I am having to evict a tenant for the first time, and wanted to get some perspective / opinions. Tenant had an ongoing trend of late payments, etc., which I let slide for the first few months. October check bounced,...
Kay Aula
Section 8 Rent Payment went to old landlord -any hope?
I recently purchased a home with a Section 8 contract in place. The purchase contract noted that the Section 8 contract transfers to new owner upon title transfer. Title transferred on the 22nd of the month but the ...
Anthony L.
Out of State Investing For First Time Investor
I live in Long Island, NY. This is an expensive area to get started up as a first time Real estate investor as most 2 families and up are in the $400k and up range. My other option is owning a property out of state...
Zachary Taylor
Looking For Recommendations Regarding Security Deposit
Hi all,I own a townhouse in Bellingham, MA that I have rented for the past four years. Our tenants lease came up at the end of December and we are now under contract to sell at the end of January. The tenants left t...