Nikole Gines
I've hit a wall on coming up with a creative business name
I'm a newbie to real estate investing. I've made coming up with a business name as my first assignment so I can create business cards and a website. I'm normally pretty good at coming up with creative names. My hus...
Jose Petitfrere
Tenant wants to run a group home with adolescence who struggle with drug abuse.
A well-qualified tenant who works as a social worker wants to lease my property to help transition teenagers with drug abuse into society, while I support this cause and would love to be a part of it by allowing her t...
Stacey Olson
Sellers with mental health issues
Hi all,I'm interested in talking to those of you who have worked with sellers (or potential sellers) with mental health issues (suspected or confirmed). I'm a therapist, and one of my first interactions was with a ho...
Jason Gilbert
Recession and Rentals
We all know the last recession was really bad for real estate. With this upcoming recession that seems to be inevitable, are rental properties pretty protected as long as the owner isn’t looking to sell? What’s your t...
Dustin M.
Minimum amount of repairs to complete on MH before selling
Hi,
I am struggling with deciding on how much in repairs I should complete before selling my mobile home. On my last home I fixed all the floor damage and re-carpeted the floors in three rooms. I spent around $800 do...
Bridget Smith-Osbourne
Fire damage to property
Hey BP Members,My situation on hand is my SFR suffered fire damage due to an unattended stove. As per tenant the wrong burner was turned on and a pan of grease left on stove caught on fire. The result is I probably ha...
Roberto Westerband
Scranton PA fires & other observations
Hi BP world, I recently went to Scranton and saw some properties with potential for buy/hold cash flow, but I noticed a few things on my trip there and I'm wondering if anyone has/is investing in the area and their ou...
Bea Maia
Tenant's negligence caused water damage to unit below
I'm just in the process of securing insurance to the inside of this condo, when of course the HOA calls me with an "emergency": the tenant somehow managed to get the drainage hose out of it's socket on the wall and di...
Justin Sadauskas
Medical Marijuana renter
I have a house listed for rent at $850. A licensed agent sent me the following email: "I have a client willing to pay 1,300 a month for this home if he can grow medical marijuana in it. He is a caregiver and has all...
Mike Landry
when to get an umbrella policy?
I just want to get some opinions. For a new investor starting out, when would be a good time to get an umbrella policy? When you hit a certain number of properties? 2 houses, 6 houses.When you have a certain net worth...