Tariq B.
Would You Fire Your PM Over Outragous Maintenance Costs?
Greerings All,I have a couple of PMs in different areas and one particular I'm having issues with is a big box franchise one.I'm a nutshell they are charging 2 to 4 times on any fix I have them do. It has gotten to th...
Will G.
How to stress test your rentals?
I would like to know... when you analyze a potential rental property deal, do you "stress test"? for example:Crank your vacancy up to 12%? Figure you expenses at refi could go up x amount due to higher interest?Or doe...
Amir Saeed
How Section 8 Numbers work?
I would like to get some feedback from anyone on some Qs. I have a property here in Baltimore that I am looking to rent with Section 8. (3 Beds 1 Bath). I am very new to this, and aware of some happy endings and disas...
Alissa Rodman
Credit score affected by Selling primary house in Austin area.
Hi,I am in process of putting my primary residence on the market for sale. I bought it 3/2018 as owner-occupied property as my first investment property. It will not cashflow any time soon so I'm thinking I should ju...
Davian M.
ROT for screening section 8 tenants
Hi BP,
I recently closed on a cash purchase, which I have started making small renovations to get the property rent ready for potential section 8 applicants. While I know that the housing authority will do th...
Minna Reid
The best of times..to the worst of times...
So I started out well enough...life was good after I entered investing. I sold a couple properties, cashed out ready to move on up to the next. Don't know how my little world came crumbling down, but it did. I got hit...
Marc Walowitz
distressed notes in forclosure
Before attempting a short sale, want to keep people in their home. Distressed note with a second mortgage that can be settled at 10%. Any suggestions on how to proceed?
Jason Gettler
First Deal - SFH in a R-2 Zone. Adding primary and ADU
Hello BP community,I've posted a couple potential deals over the last few months and I know some of you were eager to hear how they went since they were SFH with ADU adds. We didn't pull the trigger on them because e...
Dylan H.
Return Rates on Direct Mail Marketing?
Looking to get an idea of the return rate people are getting from their current Direct Mail Marketing campaigns. I realize there are a lot of other factors that depend on your success (i.e. closing rate, market, compe...
Pamela Brown
Hello From Alton, Illinois.
Hi everyone I"m Pam Brown. I"ve been lurking here for several months and It's time to jump in and start working on my dream. I'm a Commercial/industrial Journeyman Electrician and laid off right now by choice really. ...