Terra Padgett
Landlording is Not All That Passive
You always hear about rental properties as passive income. Well I totally disagree. Even with PM in place, there are still many active activities when it comes to direct property ownership. Yes, it does take several t...
Joshua Dorkin
The "Professional Tenant" from Hell: BEWARE ALL LANDLORDS!
I just finished reading one of the most incredible and shocking articles for the real estate investing industry. It is about a "professional tenant" (read: dirtbag) who may just be the worst there is.
If you are a c...
Whitney Henderson
Selling without Realtor
Hey! Currently flipping a property (blast podcast all day every day haha) but we are finishing up here ourselves and we would like to try selling without an agent, legalities aside (we have attorneys and everything fo...
Account Closed
San Francisco/Bay Area Strategies
So I've been on BP for a few months and always follow the discussions in out-of-state markets that I'm interested in. The story is always the same with people from the Bay Area, Socal, NY, or any other large market t...
Ladè Baruwa
Landlords.....what headaches come with having C- and D tenants?
What are some headaches that a landlord could run into when renting to tenants in a C- and D class neighborhood? Also, what are some solutions for those headaches?
Ann Howell
Fraud with our Birmingham turnkey property
In March 2015, we worked through Maverick Investor Group to purchase a property in Birmingham, Alabama. The Seller was Birmingham Income Properties - owned by Brad Lewis and Bryan Conwill. Property Management would ...
Ronald Starusnak
How To Evict Old Ladies?
Hey guys, I have a sad situation that I am going to be involved in soon. I am closing on an 11 unit building and two or three of the tenants have been living at their apartments for 15+ years and only paying $300/mont...
Matthew Ware
Advice: I Inherited a house in San Diego with a Long Term Tenant
I am a 44 year old teacher who suddenly inherited property in San Diego when my father passed away unexpectedly. I have no experience managing tenants or property. The home is a single family home in the Clairemont ...
Terry Lao
What sacrifice have you made for down payment?
I have heard a lot of posts about how to buy real estate with no money down, low down, first time buyer program, etc. All these paths are possible, but they are financial decisions that you are now just realizing when...
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California to make "Solar "mandatory for new Homes!!!!!!
The first state in the nation to make solar mandatory for new builds starting in 2020 . Pros? Cons?https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/15/california-solar-p...