Sean Ray
I have $50 and I am ready to invest in Dallas. Now what? Plano?
MY FIRST BP POST! YAY!I have read 100 books, read forums, watched podcasts, analyzed deals, talked to my lender, paid off all my debt and I have $50k to play with. I can't use that $50k to buy multiple properties in D...
M.C. Nachtigal
Seattle's Latest Insanity: ban criminal background checks
I just saw the latest proposed insanity, set to be voted on by the Seattle City Council next Monday. I would be surprised if it does not pass. This one would ban all criminal background checks by landlords of prosp...
Gordon Starr
Should I hire my own kids to work for me?
Hey everyone,I am a sole proprietor with a steadily expanding buy and hold portfolio. My kids are age 8 (son) and 10 (daughter). As a single dad with sole custody, the kids have always tagged along in some way - somet...
David T coello
Frustrate with contractors
One of the biggest obstacle in this field has to be the lack of professionalism and work ethics from contractors. I feel that we constantly have to baby sit them and tell them how to do their job the right way, and on...
Gregory Schwartz
Out of state, sight unseen investing
BP,Kinda freaking out a little, just made my first offer on a property from 700 miles away in a town I've never been to, on a quadplex I have no intention of ever seeing in person. To clarify this would be my first in...