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Kent Harris Bad Realtor who has cost me thousands of dollars
27 May 2017 | 37 replies

When I first started purchasing houses I had a Realtor find me a lot of deals. Once the houses were renovated I had her put the houses up for Lease on MLS. She would have the prospective tenants run a background check...

J. Martin WOMEN IN RE: Comfortable going to meetups? Improvements?
27 March 2017 | 26 replies

I have a question for all the WOMEN in real estate out there on BP.DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE AND ENJOY GOING TO REAL ESTATE MEETUPS? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WOULD MAKE YOU MORE COMFORTABLE GOING TO MEETUPS? @Jonna Weber ...

Joaquin Camarasa What are your craziest tenant stories?
5 February 2020 | 41 replies

I house hacked by the room for 4 years. As a landlord I’ve had some situations I never thought I would experience.I would like to know the crazy stories of others. I definitely have improved a lot my screening process...

Mike Wallace Anyone own "ghetto" rentals?
17 March 2013 | 46 replies

I have experience with working class and lower income areas. But what about ghetto, warzone areas. A lot of burned out buildings, people using/selling drugs all over the place, frequent shootings (almost one a week it...

Steve C. Living off of rental properties for most of retirement income?
22 August 2017 | 24 replies

In my field (counseling), I've been working for almost 20 years.  While the salaries have been low, up until this year when things really spiked, the retirement plans and money able to be set aside was just embarrassi...

Robert P. Just Listed my apartment....bombarded with calls and emails!
27 April 2016 | 85 replies

So I just listed my very first apartment EVER! I posted on both Zillow and Craigslist and have received about 10 emails and 5 calls in the last 12 hours (posted at 10pm).My approach right now is to have an "open house...

Thomas S. APPLICANTS YOU WON"T RENT TO.
14 March 2016 | 53 replies

Aside from the usual, human rights and discrimination aside, are there those type or class of applicant that you will not even consider renting to. Excluding the obvious such as criminals, those with pets or children ...

Account Closed Which tenants would you choose- pets, kids or single young men?
16 June 2021 | 49 replies

Hello, I am a relatively new landlord and would appreciate the input of more experienced landlords. I just finished renovating a very nice 1950s house in Charleston, SC and am interviewing tenants. I love the house a...

Jake Carter My Short Sale Experience with WaMu/Ocwen
10 January 2009 | 50 replies

Hi all,
I am in the process of a short sale on my home here in CA. I started keeping a log of what has happened so far and thought it might benefit others if I share what happens. So I googled for a short sale/forecl...

Account Closed Section 8
3 January 2020 | 181 replies

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