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Michael K. New acquisition horror stories
22 April 2011 | 7 replies

Curious to know if other investors have had experiences where they acquired a property and realized a huge expense that they otherwise did not expect or uncover during due diligence? Or if they knew about the problem,...

Ryan Komagome Prop Mgr Charges % of maintenance
27 June 2020 | 14 replies

Hi All,I started investing in a new market and got a referral to a property manager. Their agreement is 8% of rent and half a months rent fee to find a new tenant, but they also charge a percent of any maintenance tha...

Meg K. All the good ones are taken!
13 August 2013 | 11 replies

Hello all,

I've been enjoying all the wealth of information on this site. This summer i attempted to buy my first investment property. My market is in Rochester, NY. I get occasional emails from the agent i...

Yong Yoo Possible negotiation help with a MFH please
11 September 2013 | 15 replies

Hey BP,

I recently wrote a post about a potential MFH deal where it was listed at 139K and we went into contract at 115K. I already knew I needed at least 5K in repairs for one of the units for carpets/walls/...

Kenneth LaVoie Time to groom a manager...?
3 November 2012 | 11 replies

Well, lately we feel a bit like the dog who caught the car...what the heck do we do with it now..?

We amassed 49 units in 3 years while still running my lawn care and web design businesses. It was fun, looking, figur...

Chris Bluem First STR Questions
26 October 2021 | 7 replies

Hi BP!We went live with our first two properties yesterday and have bookings in November already. Excited to start on this journey!I had a few questions.1) I have seen post about lease agreements, and how some host se...

Miles Klos Newbie In Austin Texas
5 November 2020 | 16 replies

Hey, my name is Miles, I'm 28 and I have been living in Austin Texas for 6+ years.
I currently work as a handyman mostly doing small "tasks" for new residents. I have ran several of my own businesses over the last de...

Doug Phillips Collecting Rent for the first month
28 February 2019 | 21 replies

Hi BP,Currently setting up our online payment for collecting rent, but until then, this first month I will have to collect it by other means-  I know Cash is DEFINITELY a no-no, but is a money order ok for the first m...

Edwin Solivan Should I invest in tax liens? Is it really Real Estate best kept secret?
11 February 2018 | 16 replies

I'm always trying to educate myself in different ways of learning about the real estate game. I stumbled on real estate tax liens and tax deeds. They claim is the best kept secret in the real estate game with high ret...

Ryan Lockstein Finding Larger Off Market Multi-Fam Deals....
25 August 2014 | 13 replies

HI BP,I have been wholesaling/flipping SFR's for a couple years now full time.  Typically I am using Direct mail and web leads to get my deals.   We have recently obtained funding to do a larger Multi-family deal (10-...