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Jim Young Father of college students and accidental investor
12 March 2016 | 2 replies

Hi, We bought our first rental (3 bedroom house) when our first daughter went to school, and our second one (3 bedroom condo) when our second daughter went to school.  Now that we see the potential of this business we...

Elliot Fuller Hi I'm an accidental investor... sort of.
16 November 2019 | 5 replies

Hello everyone, short time lurker, but long-time listener to the BP podcast.  Figured I would introduce myself and my situation as a case study to solicit advice.  I'm an accidental investor, in the sense that it was ...

Yizhen Su Accidental Landlord? Where do I go next?
26 June 2017 | 4 replies

Hi, I'm hoping for some advice from more experienced people.  Maybe this post isn't original, maybe some already had this problem but I couldn't find a message thread about it so here goes.About 5 years ago I purchase...

Jay Marcos Accidental House Hack of my First Home
6 May 2021 | 0 replies

Investment Info:

Condo buy & hold investment in San Diego.

Purchase price: $319,000

2bd/1bath condo in North Park San Diego, purchased in 2016 as owner occupied. $319k purchase price, 5% down, 3.5% i...

Michael Conte Accidental landlord. Partial rent payments and undocumented
7 May 2021 | 2 replies

Hoping to get some advice to help a friend
She inherited a rental property from her late parents. As of august the tenants are behind atleast 5k in rent. Tenants have been occupying the property for over 10 years. I ...

Kenny Simpson Low RATES creating accidental real estate investors?
22 May 2023 | 2 replies

The average mortgage rate across the US is 3.8% and there are many reasons why that is great. There are also reasons why this is becoming a BIG problem for the current housing market. The obvious reason is that rate...

Vijay H. Accidental Landlord and liking it so far
30 March 2016 | 7 replies

Hey folks, I couldnt sell my house during the 2011 downturn and ended up making it a rental. So far it seems OK, trying to find out more info as to how it compares with folks experience here and how to really analyse ...

Matt A. first 'accidental' flip turned out very well
17 June 2016 | 6 replies

While a rather long story, Ill try to keep it short as possible. Last fall my mother-in-law passed and she had been the primary caregiver to her mother (my wife's grandmother), whom at 98 was still living independentl...

Cheryl C. Help! I accidentally offered the wrong price.
12 January 2012 | 3 replies

I was in a hurry to get an offer in yesterday and accidentally offered 10K more than I planned. The asset manager has it. I'm waiting to hear back from my agent about addressing this with the lister. It's a Fannie ...

Alberto Camacho Accidental Landlord and future REI in DFW
14 January 2015 | 3 replies

Hello BP members, My name is Albert. I moved to Flower Mound from New York last year. The move has been great. The wife and I do enjoy our home. We've made some great friends in the short time we've been here.I've pur...