Roy Bias
First rental property
After about 4 months of looking at different properties, I've finally closed on my first rental! Only bad thing, in my opinion, is that its a condo. Condo fees are currently $205/month (it will go back to $125 after t...
Jennifer Rysdam
Tenant property tax delinquencies
I've noticed that a lot of the tenants in these mobile home parks that I'm looking at have very delinquent taxes. Do you ever require your tenants to get current on their mobile home taxes so that they don't lose thei...
Josh Stack
PSA - The Economy is humming, write business cases accordingly!
This is as much to remind myself as it is to spur a discussion. "I'm not writing it down to remember later, I'm writing it down to remember it NOW" - I think the saying goes.The economy is humming, the country is nea...
Landan Jensen
Best app to collect rent from tenants when on a monthly contract
I am 20 years old and I am about to house hack my first property. I want to use an app on my iPhone to collect rents. I am going to attempt month to month contracts so it’s needs to be best for that but would love to ...
Account Closed
"How did you get my address?"
I was just asked by a potential seller, via email, how I got their address. I used Listsource to pull my first list and sent out a mailer. Should I just mention the county assessor page? LolDoes anyone have an example...
Nathan Gesner
Who's watching while you show a home?
I've written about this before, but it's always worth a reminder!Electronic monitoring is increasingly common. You could be showing a house and the Sellers can listen to you via a laptop, a security camera, their Alex...
Michael M.
Financial Literacy is the First Step
I haven't been on BP for very long so please take my forthcoming observations for what they're worth. I have been playing an accelerated version of catch-up on the blog posts and podcasts over the last few months. One...
Natasha Srulowitz
Is anyone familiar with Stayfi for STR wifi, marketing and data?
Please lmk. Seriously considering using it and possibly investing.Thank you
Tim Callahan
Help me prepare for a potential fight at the end of the lease
We have informed a tenant in writing that their lease will not be renewed when it ends on 10/31/24. We also plan on sending them a 60 day and a 30 day notice to remind them. This tenant has been a problem, which is ...
Mary Jay
Having trouble collection tenant's portion on Sec 8 rentals
Hi guys,I have 2 SF properties (one in California and one in Florida) and I am having a hard time collecting the rents from the tenants.Section 8 pays always on time, obviously, but tenants are not. It started in Marc...