Tom R.
Collecting a years lease up front issues
I've had an interested party request paying for a years lease up front. He did tell me that the reason was that he had his identity stolen and his credit ruined. I told him I hadn't done that before and I had to check...
JD Bock
Have your outbound cold call numbers been flagged as spam?
So, I use BatchLeads to send SMS and they will show you which numbers have been flagged as spam so you can order new numbers regularly. I use Xencall as my dialer and they don't seem to have the feature. I emailed the...
Seth Rosellini
Starting out and determined. Willing to pay percentage of my first REI for mentoring
Hello everyone,Just a little bit about me: I just turned 39, have a wife and 2 kids, have worked as a Pipefitter/Pipe welder for about 18 years now, and currently work for the water district for the East Bay area in C...
Syed Rizvi
Duplex, Triplex, 4plex in or near Houston
Hello everyone,I am very interested in purchasing a small multifamily property this year. The goal is to live in one unit and rent out the rest. While I've been regularly checking HAR, I have noticed many of these pro...
Mindy Jensen
How hot is downtown Seattle? Is it expected to continue?
A friend has a unit in a high rise in downtown Seattle. She also has a 2-yr-old and covid isn't doing her any favors.She is concerned with Covid, protests, fires, etc that the market for a downtown condo will not cont...
Ben Bakhshi
Poll: Why do you, or don't you, collect rent by credit card?
Many people are against collecting rent by credit card because of the fees, as low as 2.9% + $0.30. Landlords would love to push these fees onto tenants, and vice-versa.
But given that so many tenants make payments a ...
Jason Pi
Out of state brrrr. How can I oversee the renovation process?
Hello BP investors,I am living in the NYC area and the price and tax here is insane for rental properties. I started to look for out of state opportunities. At first, I was trying to find turnkey providers but found o...
Carlos Ptriawan
why being ponzi fraud from real estate fund/syndication is not that bad after all
so in 2018 i invested to one fund that's offering regular decent cashflows. They have REIT/syndication/fund with residential as underlying asset so it seems legit. At that time I am not sophisticated enough. I know th...
Lloyd Whyte
Reverse Mortgages; Massachusetts
Hello BP. I have a question in regards to reverse mortgages. What are they? How does it work? I am going to see a property to wholesale tomorrow on the Cape where the homeowner has a reverse mortgage that she is be...
Zeke Nickie
Short term rental/ Vacation home
How do you know whether to place a property under STR or rent out to regular tenants. What should you look for before deciding if a property is a STR or regular rental