Chris Harrington
Opinion on Rent increase
I think I know what I am going to do but would like to see what others think.Closed on 14 units in late Sept fully leased. Seller had a 4 pg lease for tenants with no other documentation, not even an application so I...
Paul Sanders
HOA CC&R's written in 1998 now being used to prevent STR's, what to do?
I purchased a property in an area with an HOA in 2020 in a ski town with the intent to build a home on it to live in during retirement (15 years away) and rent until then using it occasionally when not rented to cover...
Nick B.
2nd position note - is this a good deal or not?
Hello all,
A couple of days ago I saw a 2nd position note offered for sale with the following parameters:
Property FMV: $178000
Property location: Illinois
1st mortgage balance: $138000
2nd mortga...
Mike Miller
Intent To Rent: Capital gains vs Income Tax?
Hi All,I’ve been tossing over in my mind my current situation. I buy SFRs and use the rent-to-own model with them. My model is a little different in the sense that I treat the house more like a rental. Here’s a few ex...
Andreas Mueller
A Skeptical Real Estate Investor - Inflation is up, now it's a Trend.
Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a weekly frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville, no A...
Andreas Mueller
The Apartment Boom is Coming! But does it matter?
Welcome to A Skeptical Real Estate Dude, my weekly post here in BP, coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all you tub...
Crystal Tynan
Heavyweight Realtor commission fraud
I am a real estate agent and up until last week, I was working as an 'independent contractor' doing marketing and providing real estate assistance for a top real estate agent. When I gave my resignation, as her market...
Richard Mace
Deals a decade ago?
There are always stories about people who were burned buying before the financial crisis a decade ago. Can we get some inspirational deal rundowns from people who have held from 2008-2010 purchases? What was the deal?...
Stephen S.
Can I turn the electric off ?
This is in the state of Florida - and the title isn't Exactly what I am asking. I'll explain - A SFH tenant wants to move into a property. But the electric company wants some Huge deposits made first. I know this i...
Richard Jackson
Mobile Home Parks Tenant Laws in FL - Frank and Dave Pass on FL
I was looking at MHP's in FL and read on one of the forum's in BP that FL tenant laws were generous to MHP tenants. I also remember that Frank and Dave do not buy property in FL. Are the tenant laws in other states a...