Jim K.
Window replacement, what do you do?
I have 18 windows to replace in the next few days. To keep my interest up and to keep myself accountable, I'm starting this thread. I am a self-managing DIY landlord specializing in 70-100 year old SFR properties in m...
Zachary Schimenz
WARNING: Don't Use Ohio Cash Flow unless you want to lose thousands of dollars
I'll keep this short. I bought a property from them for $85,000. After I bought it the property appraised for LESS THAN HALF that amount. On top of that they promised a "fully renovated property" - then a few years la...
Matt Donley
How the deposit affects cash flow
I hear so much about how important it is to have positive cash flow when analyzing a property to buy and hold. What I don't hear is how the deposit you put down on a property affects the cash flow (by directly affecti...
Carol Venolia
How do you cope emotionally with nasty tenants?
I'm one year into being a landlord, and I loved it for about the first six months--in spite of numerous challenges. I could handle it! My motto was "Nothing's gonna stop this cowgirl!" I rode high in that saddle.But t...
Ross Bernard
Trust No One (when it comes to contractors...)
I found an HVAC tech online who had 64/64 five-star reviews on Google Maps. There was nothing but praise for him, so I gave him a shot. He diagnosed my problem as a faulty control board. He quoted me $700 for the boar...
Mark Ferguson
Should I sell my Colorado rentals and invest somewhere else?
I have 15 rentals in Colorado that I have bought over the last five years. Most of the houses I purchased from $80k to $130k, made repairs and rented for $1,200 to $1,600 a month. I looked at my last couple of purchas...
Cornelius Charles
Diary of a New (wannabe) Investor in Southern California
I joined BP in March of last year after stumbling across the site while searching for real estate information. After a few months of research and study, my then-fiancé and I decided we would pursue rehabbing/wholesali...
Ben S.
Unable to remove tenant on a month to month lease in MN
So I have found a very ugly side to being a landlord in MN I believe. It appears that per the law if a tenant gives a complaint they have just bought themselves 6 months of eviction or non-renewal of lease free time....
Jason Hartman
Have you had any experience with National Real Estate Insurance Group (NREIG)/Affinity Group Management?
We like the idea that this company caters/markets to investors; however, they denied one of our client's seemingly legit claims and it seems they trying to deny another one on a technicality. The second claim remai...
Kyle Murphy
Out of State Investing & Lending Before Hiatus?
Hello fellow BPers! New to the site and RE investing, but loving the wealth of information that is provided here. I have been living and working in San Francisco, CA for 2 years. I lived in Tampa Bay, FL for 9 years p...