Femi Ibrahim
How New Western Acquisitions Made Me Lose my Life Savings ($70k)
I bought a house from Tanner Hester (a New Western agent) in June 2019. There were lots of issues with the house as follows:1) The house was built without a permit2) The house was for the most part sitting on the floo...
Leon Green
Property Management Fees: Conflict of interest?
As a property manager I'm familiar with many trends in fees/revenue generating practices that property managers charge. Some of these practices do not align the property manager and property owner's interest. For exam...
Brandon Schlichter
So, I want to own 500 rentals, but how do I get there?
Since getting in real estate 11 years ago, I knew I wanted to buy rental properties. Then in 2013 I finally got the shot to do it after finally finding a private money partner to go in with and start buying. Since Jul...
Joel Owens
Glad I do not own single family houses!
It seems these tenants feel a sense of entitlement for not paying the rent. They think life problems they have created with their own choices should be solved by a landlord's pocket book.Economics and running a busine...
Scott Trench
Why Would Someone that Is Financially Savvy NOT House-Hack?
I'm curious. I have written extensively about how I "House-Hack" and live in one part of a duplex and have tenants rent out the other portion of that. They pay down the mortgage and allow me to live for free.For every...
Michelle Bulich
Would you purchase a house that haunted?
I have a feeling this may be the first time something like this has been asked on BP. I am finally about to put a bid on my very first property and it’s a foreclosure. When people say ‘if it’s too good to be true it u...
David Jonsson
unlicensed activity
I got a letter from Wisconsin Department of Professional Services Division of Legal Services & Compliance. They received a complaint from someone on my direct mail list of probate properties. My marketing lett...