Michael Baum
Fed cuts rates by .5%
Just announced. More than many thought including me. I figured 1/4 point then another in a couple of months.Should be interesting to see how things shake out.
Skye Anderson
Have you ever heard of the utility meter being stolen?
Myself and a partner have a SFH under contract in St. Louis, MO (this is a long-distance transaction) that we intend to purchase as a buy and hold. We just learned yesterday that they were unable to do the municipal i...
Cody Gebhart
$15/Hour Illinois minimum wage
Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...
Ronald Perich
Being a licensed agent means the law doesn't apply to you?
Let me preface by saying I have a genuine interest in the answer and I'm not trying to stir up the passions more. I'm really just trying to understand where my logic is faulty.Here's the scenario.The big thread right ...
Kurt Stein
I NEED HELP! WHAT DO I DO?
Hi BP,I have a rental where 4 young women (mid-20's) are renting out my 4-bedroom home in an A/B suburban neighborhood. Several weeks ago, a tenant's vehicle, a BMW, was stolen overnight, and at the same time a neighb...
Leslie A.
Women landlords: do men try to push you around?
Most of my applicants and renters have been great, but I've had a couple of guys that have tried to get me to bend my rules, and just generally been unpleasant. I suspect they wouldn't act the same way if I was a man...
Adam Mazzochi
Taking Heloc to invest into Tax Lien Certificates, good bad ????
So is it foolish to take home equity and put it into Tax Lien Certificates????? Let’s say someone has a dozen rental houses paid off collecting rent would it be foolish to take the equity in those houses and make even...
Brandon Turner
The Government is dropping my rent 10% ... should I let them? (What would YOU do?)
Here is a situation I'd love your feedback on: My first rental property (the Kurt Cobain house) has had a little old lady living there since I moved out 6 years ago. She has been paying $510 pretty much all along. The...
Anthony Catoni
Property Management or Self-Manage?
Curious to see everyones thoughts on this topic...I currently have a property management company, but want to make the leap towards self-management. I live in Germany, but my rental is in FL. I'm nervous about making ...
Joe Strickley
Best NNN Investments?
I keep coming back to NNN as being the best looking deals out there. Getting brokers to help in choice is impossible, and since deals are scattered all over the country, third party advise becomes inevitable. Putting ...