Chad Clanton
Theft/loss responsibility during renovation, owner of or contractor?
Good afternoon BP, I've got a question for you all and would appreciate input from both the investor and contractor perspectives, particularly those in and around San Antonio. If something were to be stolen during the...
Julie McCoy
Mysteries of the guest psyche
It always baffles me how many people ask if they can have early check-in to "drop off their bags" or "to make the most of the weekend" or whatever... like it's impossible to do anything at the destination until suitca...
Sarah Lorenz
Critique of My Recent Stay at a Vacation Rental
I booked a rental at a Northern Michigan lake house recently, and now that I'm an expert, I naturally had much to critique. This was a 5 bed, 3 bath house right on the water, and more of a house-hacking STR vs. a prof...
John Morgan
SWAT team surrounding my rental now
So my tenants stopped paying rent in January and I filed for eviction in ft worth in Feb. I won my eviction case March 16th. However, all evictions got halted a few days later so I never got the writ of possession (wh...
Cameron Ellis
Buy and Hold in Detroit? Your Opinion
does anyone think Detroit and its surrounding areas will recover.. Right now I am looking on zillion and the prices for these homes are crazy! I just seen a home for sale for $1,300 that sold for $160,000 in 2008.....
Andrew Clark
Limiting Stove And Oven Use - Tenants using it to heat house
I have a handful of rooming houses with a very interesting clientele. Now that it is getting colder, tenants have started using the stove top and ovens to heat the house.
I've had more than one $400+ bill (with only...
Sean Mooney
Getting late start in life, what are best properties to purchase?
Are rental properties still a good option when you are buying after 60? Are short term rentals better or flips? I have more drive and determination than time. Would love to hear from people in the same situation and a...
Jacob Vorreuter
Weighing solo investment(s) vs syndicated deals
Background: I'm an accredited investor with some cash I'd like to put to work in real estate. My goal is to build up passive income generating assets over the next 5-7 years to achieve financial freedom. Although I've...
David Kuhlke
What's a good cap rate for an 11 unit apartment in the Midwest?
Hello BP,I'm looking at a deal, and I need help determining what qualifies as a "good" cap rate for small apartments in the Midwest.Here are the details:11 unit apartmentAsking price: $1.4 millionMonthly rent total: $...
Dave White
Capitol Hill Condo: should I stay or should I go?
First, I want to say how happy I am to have found such an active community concerned with real estate investing. It’s rather unfortunate that I didn’t know about BP when I bought my condo, but oh well, you don’t know ...