John M.
Where to invest -- Good areas/Bad areas
It seems like the worse the neighborhood, the more the rental profit.
For example, in a bad neighborhood, I can buy a $45,000 house that rents for ~$850/month.
In a good neighborhood, I can buy a $100,000 house that ...
Arthur Crum
RAD Diversified SCAM ALERT!!!
Hello,
I Just wanted to give everyone a quick update on the RAD Diversified scandal that is currently unfolding. As of April 1, 2024, RAD Diversified (a REIT), has officially put a freeze on withdrawing any and all ...
James Wise
NAR Lawsuit Settled! Offering Buyer Agent Commissions in the MLS now Illegal!!!
The NAR settled all of their lawsuits for $418 million today. Lots of stuff to dig through in regards to all of it, but the biggest takeaway and change to the industry is that fact that buyer agent commission can no l...
David S.
When is enough enough? How many homes does one need!?
Perhaps I have an inner socialist I’m not aware of, but I have to ask the community, when is enough enough as it pertains to number of units owned?How often they ask on the podcasts “where are you going from here?” An...
Nicole Obregon
Would you rent to someone who had a past eviction?
Is this a deal breaker for you? Is it an automatic disqualified? Or, do you take it on a case-by-case basis?Here's some background info on my situation:Renting out a townhouse in a decent, working-class area, some cri...
Richard Dunlop
DETROIT and MICHIGAN (#1 Defender answers questions)
Account Closed I Live in Detroit. I proudly live in Detroit. But for the past couple of threads about my fine city I’ve stayed silent to see which direction it would go; but I’m back to answer any questions you may ha...
James E.
It's 2018... someone tell my why these are still thing
Can someone please explain to me how, in 2018, we haven't come up with a better process for:1. The real estate title systemBetween title searches and title insurance - the real estate title system is a $15 BILLION com...
Axel Meierhoefer
I love my Turnkey Investments. BP is skeptical. Am I just lucky?
I have a strategy I call out of state turnkey residential investing or "OOS TK SFR". We have all our properties in this model and have great experiences for several year now. When I speak to people here on BP, a lot o...
Alexander Knox
Success in Rental Arbitrage
Hi all,
I am curious about how people are successfully operating rental arbitrage businesses. I own multiple rentals in the south/mid west and recently I was approached by an aspiring arbitrager to lease out one of m...
Helen Zhang
Cleveland Population Decline... Why?
We all know Cleveland Population is Declining every year. I hear a lot of reasons, but other than jobs as being the main reason, I cannot seem to find other reasons that make it reasonable for the declinning populatio...