Nick Aderman
Inherited a tenant with 2 pit bulls not sure what to do
Hello BP, my wife and I recently bought our first rental (a Duplex in Sacramento) We inherited tenants on both sides. They have both been long term renters at this property, and after inspections they both seem to tak...
Jeremy Janszen
Coronavirus/COVID-19 causing non-payment/eviction
How are landlords managing the impact of Coronavirus on a tenant's ability to pay rent? Due to quarantines, social distancing, etc., a lot of businesses, employees, and business owners are likely to have dramatically...
Alison Ostendorf
Valuing a MF in New York City
All of you that have actually worked in NYC and have gone through any "works anywhere" training program know that NYC is a very specialized market and things are just done differently here.I would like to know what yo...
Account Closed
VA Loan Investor Starting Up. You will want to review this excellent plan!
Alright BP, I have been developing a plan for almost a year now for my start in real estate investing. I am very excited to share this plan with all of you, expecially those wanting to use verterans benefits to their ...
Joe Au
Good Debt vs Bad Debt
Is there a such thing as good debt?If I have to categorize debt, I would say the debt I am paying for, it's bad debt. A debt someone else is paying for, it's good debt.Which means, if I have a mortgage on my house and...
Gina Kim
Starting Out While Living in a High Cost Area
Hi BP! I'm Gina, 30 years old, and live in San Diego, CA. My husband and I recently inherited a family home which we renovated and rented out, and are now looking to go deeper into real estate investing (mostly buy an...
Brian Gibbons
MHI SAFE Act comment letter filed with HUD March 1st
I thought I'd pass this along to the members of BP...
MHI filed the following comment letter today regarding HUD’s proposed rule on the SAFE Act.
The deadline for comments is this Friday, March 5th. Please fell fr...
Ashly McGlasson
Flip mistake - suggestions on what to do.
Hey everyone,
This might be a lengthy story, but I'm looking for advice! My husband and I flipped out first property in our small town about a year ago, we did alright for our first flip, but afterwards messed up by ...
Natan Gutt
Section 8 Voucher Redemption
Hi,
I am looking to start investing in section 8. I have a few long term rentals in Minneapolis and looking to find the right city to start in. I was getting locked in to start in Cleveland when the agent I was work...
Jimmy Klein
How exactly do property manager's make a profit?
I'm looking at some turnkey properties. I see property managers charging just 8% of rent and thats not much considering rent can be less than a 1k a month. I also seen turnkey rentals where they even set up the LLC...