Karen F.
Class C landlords - better build up some cash reserves
To any LLs who rent to people who are working class but pay their own, unsubsidized rent: be advised that you should build up some cash reserves. New England Journal of Medicine just published a case report of the di...
Ben S.
Preparing for and profiting from a crash
I have a few predictions about the economy, and am looking for the strategies of those who have a similar views. I'm not looking to discuss differing views, just if you agree with this view.First, I believe the econom...
Darwin Crawford
My Energy Efficiency Project Thread, aka Eco-Capitalism
Hey there BP!I'm posting this thread, which, full disclosure, will be long, and might not be for everyone, in order to document a project I am doing here in sunny Arizona. It is on a commercial building, 8 units, and...
Drew C Grossman
Strategies with high interest rates
I’m curious to hear what everyone is doing to navigate this market with high interest ratesInvestors, agents, buyers/sellers and lenders what are you doing to close deals? Are you having to get creative? The Fed is pl...
Scott Trench
Who's at the most financial/leverage risk in a recession?
Hi Team - I wanted to walk through a couple of quick thoughts on what I see as the most at-risk parties in a potential recession. 1) Middle-Class Homeowners - A middle-class homeowner reliant on one source of income, ...
Jeremy D.
Quitting the day job to do REI full time
I know this subject has been discussed numerous times in various threads on BP, but I'm going to bring it up again.
I am looking for feedback from anyone that has gone from investing and managing their own properties...
Piper D.
Shift responsibility for appliance repair to tenants?
I have tenants in my SFH rental who have been there a little over a year. About 4 months into their tenancy, the gas dryer I supplied quit working. It was 7 years old and I couldn’t get a replacement part, so I purc...
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In College, Starting with NOTHING. Need Direction.
Hi. My name is Evan - I'm a 21 year old college student. Right now I'm basically doing pay-as-you-go here-and-there gen-ed courses, but I plan to start pursuing a Mechanical Engineering degree in the fall at ISU.
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Brandon Turner
Landlording ain't always fun... (photos of the FIRE included)
So, this post is NOT meant to scare you, newbies. But... this is gonna freak you out :) This tenant is in the process of being evicted. To make matters worse, he lit his kitchen on fire; accidentally, supposedly. Anyw...
William R.
Anyone have a firm grip on the math of how Banks determine what to accept for a Short Sale?
I know this is equivalent of asking someone to throw darts in complete darkness, but as I'm researching I'm finding that Banks/Investors have at least some initial approach when contemplating where to set their val...