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Hi all! Been lurking on here a few weeks. My wife and I are closing on our first buy/hold rental in Shoreline (N. Seattle suburb) in two weeks. I've been pouring over the site trying to glean all that I can. My in...
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Hello BP, I had a quick question hoping to glean from more seasoned investorsIn regard to risk and return when analyzing a potential purchase. Do you assign an acceptable percentage of net profit for different levels ...
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Hi All,
I'm new to the forum and wanted to introduce myself. I have run a couple very small businesses that have done well. I have finally reached the conclusion that I am going to do flippers. My husband and I a...
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Skip tracing can be a huge tool in many ways. As investors, we often find a absentee owner who may be hard to reach by traditional records. I recently used these tools to locate a person who has recently moved and I c...
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We are almost done fixing up our first rental property and aim to have it rented ASAP. It's a 1920's bungalow in a very trendy neighborhood in Tampa and we want top rent for it (of course). I've listened to all of the...
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Hello BP community! I am Alvin Price, from Pflugerville (a suburb of Austin, TX). I am a 20-year employee of the financial services industry who has decided to take the necessary steps toward entrepreneurship and fina...
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Wife and I are going to start reading to each other each night on how to get started as a landlord. Wanted to see if there was a good beginner's book to help us, something that would answer the following questions:1...
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Hey All, I am currently reviewing property management software, I currently manage about 25 doors. the reviews are so mixed. I am looking for a platform that is cost effective, but allows me to track all the essential...
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Hi everyone,I am looking over the short term to "come home" (so to speak) to get a couple of rentals. I am originally from the A - S. Dekalb to be more precise, but lived in LA for some time now. So right now I am s...