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Hello BP fam, I have a family member that is looking to get her real estate license in Houston, Tx! I wanted to reach out and see if anyone had any recommendations on where she could obtain her license to become a rea...
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Hey fellow investors!When negotiating a contract assignment with your end-buyer, what is the criteria used for determining how much of an earnest deposit to ask for, in order to insure the end-buyer has some skin in t...
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I'm purchasing my first STR in Myrtle Beach and am trying to figure out handling times when guests need me and I'm unavailable. I work another job full-time and travel between PST and EST, so there will definitely be ...
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Our tenants are a major PITA to put it mildly. Among many other things they do, whenever a service contractor comes to the house that we pay for (repairs, landscaping, pool, etc) they always have them do extra things...
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I wanted to find out if anybody on BP used a rules and regulations booklet or print out in addition to their Lease to manage their tenants. For example, it might include maintenance questions or other pieces of inform...
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I have a transaction that is on the borderline - has a gross margin of 12K less a 2k marketing fee for finding the buyer, less 1.1k as tenants security deposit is not credited to me, and my side of closing costs. Thus...
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Hi everyone,I am interested in borrowing money from friends and family to buy more real estate. I have used hard money in the past and I am trying to see if I can eliminate some of the costs associated with the HM len...
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Hey there everyone! By December of this year I am hoping to get my two airbnbs up and running.Looking for recommendations that people use as a STR Host, anything to help manage to property (I will be self managing) as...
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I just purchased “the simple man’s guide to real estate.†Has anyone tried it? I looked at several others before purchase. It cost about$110.00. I got a manual, a contract maker, and I paid $10 to get a coach...
I became a licensed real estate agent; in order to start as an investor. One of the books I read recommended that it is better to become my own agent; however, in California, it seems to be a waste of time, because I...