Anthony Chara
If You're Tired of Forced Rental Property Inspections, Read This
Over the past few years as I travel the country, I hear more and more people saying that their municipalities are now requiring Landlords to let the city into their rental properties. On top of that, the Landlor...
Jeff Alwine
Is it possible to self-manage from “a distance”?
Hello all. Hope everyone has kept themselves safe. I’m new to the world of real estate investing. I live in Manassas, VA- a pretty western suburb of DC. My issue when trying to run numbers on potential deals is that t...
Michael Hayes
Using A Virtual Assistant to Generate Buyer Leads
What's up BP family? Curious to know if anyone out there is using a virtual assistant to generate solid buyer leads? I've been using one for the past 4 months for seller leads (cold calling) and she's been great, bu...
Marisa Alvarez
Tenant taking smoke alarms off
3 bedroom house with 5 kids. Went for an inspection, smoke alarms were off including the bedroom ones. Tenant says it because when she cooks all the smoke alarms 🚨 in the house 🏡 go off.Of course I want her to put the...
Vince Futia
Electronic Payments for Rent ....Pro's / Con's
Hello BP Community;I'm ready to go on "live" with my first property, my niche' is student housing. I was wondering if anyone has electronic payments set up with their tenants. I was looking for a system which I could ...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (August 10-14, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, August 10, 2020)
The resurgence in coronavirus cases is sidetracking an economic recovery that gained steam in May and early June, slowed in July, and now indicates a rocky path ahead. ...
Abigail J Steinert
Those of you who have real estate license...
For those of you that have your real estate license, do you work for a real estate company (like remax, coldwell, etc) or do you do it independently? I just learned there is a difference between real estate agent and ...
Alec P.
Incentives for tenants to better maintain property?
Hi all,
I have several SFRs in the Atlanta area and have been fortunate to maintain 100% paid occupancy during the pandemic. Recently, one tenant signed up for RentalKharma, which gives them an improved credit score ...
Josephine Wilson
Questions about agent commissions
1) If a real estate agent buys a listed property for themselves, do they get the buyer's agent commission? Do they have to split the commission with their broker?2) If a person who is not a real estate agent buys a li...
James R aduna
How to utilize Cost Segregation to your advantage
Hi BP Community,
I was hoping to get some feedback on the best ways I can utilize cost segregation for my taxes this year and if anyone has recommendations for a Real Estate Accountant in the Los Angeles area that ...