Real estate investing isn’t what it used to be. Back in 2010, in a post-crash housing market, almost any property in any area could cash flow easily. Back then, the question wasn’t “Where are the deals?” It was “Which...
Building a real estate business is one of the best ways to unlock financial freedom, but that’s not to say that every strategy is the right fit for you. Today’s guest had to strike out multiple times before arriving a...
Do we focus too much on just one type of wealth? What if the key to a happy life isn’t retiring early, ascending the corporate ladder, or having more money than you know what to do with? Serial entrepreneur Sahil Bloo...
Michael Nahm
Garage door shattered tenants’ windshield
Hi everyone,I have a great tenant in a condo, that’s been with us for years. Recently, as she was going through the common garage, the door abruptly slammed down on her windshield and shattered it.From what she explai...
Ryan Ahlgrim
Do you allow rental applicants to self show your properties?
I'm assuming most will answer that question with a "no" (or "HELL NO!") but are there any landlords out there who allow rental applicants to view their properties alone without themselves or someone from their propert...
Brad Gibson
First Eviction - Advice?
I’m doing my first ever, move the stuff onto the lawn eviction tomorrow at 9 am. Tenant is $6,200 behind on rent. Just stopped communicating in October. Won the eviction case in November, but judge delayed my ability ...
Troy Whitney
3rd property in Philly
So I just joined BP a few weeks ago and am excited to grow and learn from the collective legion of talent and experience on here. I'm also excited to say I just bought my third property in Philly. Now I know I may ...
Trevis Kelley
Debt, no money, decent income - how to start
Warning - this may be a long post - I will try to section it off. I have an on/off relationship with RE as I've always been drawn to it and always screwed it up - and then listened to those in my life who told me tha...
Michael Plaks
The so-called "STR loophole" - hype or real?
Buckle up. This is a long post addressing many myths around the current obsession with the "STR loophole." And the first of such myths is that it is a loophole. No, it is not. Loopholes are something UNintended. In co...
Ndy Onyido
Re: Why I Don't Like Cheap Properties
Hi BP Nation,I have always had this argument with folks around me who believe that rent to value ratio is a better metric than ROI for analyzing investment properties. The price-to-rent ratio is the ratio of resident...