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Christian Pichardo New Investor in TROUBLE - Carrying costs since April 2024
27 December 2024 | 34 replies

Hey all, I am new to long-distance real estate investing and probably did everything wrong on my first investment property. I bought a 3 Bedroom SFH in Cahokia Heights, IL on April 2024 and it is STILL NOT RENTED TODA...

Jimmy S. Why do prospective tenants try to negotiate rent price?
12 December 2014 | 17 replies

Well.... I have always noticed that some prospective tenants always try to lowball me on price or ask if it is negotiable. Lately in the winter it has been happening more. Does this happen to anyone else? How do you ...

Bradley Levy Short-Term Tenants...Not So Short-Term
20 August 2014 | 16 replies

Hello All,I'm hoping for some advice.  My partner and I purchased a Chicago two-flat back in December that we owner occupy.  It took us 1.5 months to rent our other unit at a price lower than we wanted.  I attribute t...

Rob LaRovere Cash Out Refi on Midwest Investment Props (<50K)
24 December 2017 | 10 replies

Hey BP!I recently purchased a SFR in Indy with the intention of reselling it; however, I like the pocket it's located in so I am considering making it a personal rental instead. 1. Do you know of any companies that wi...

Uju Anyanwu Need help finding a renter!!
5 January 2020 | 18 replies

Hello BP family. I am a newbie in REI from Dallas Texas. My goal is specifically rental property investment. I closed on my first rental property (SFH) 12/19/19. I made this deal with little or no knowledge in REI (ba...

Adriane Boggs 3 Units ready for rent at the same time
19 October 2019 | 5 replies

Hello EveryoneNewbie here! I have just completed renovations on 3 units of a 4 unit building and my tenant in our fourth unit has just moved out. Wow have I learned a lot. My question is how should I structure my le...

Scott Bolinger Beginner tip: don't lease in late fall or winter
4 February 2018 | 6 replies

...if your property is in an area that gets really cold. I had a tenant leave my Memphis property at the end of October, they trashed the place and I had to do repairs. After waiting for a repair company to be availab...

Alicia Marks How do you fill vacancies in winter?
1 December 2022 | 11 replies

Welcome to our Question of the Week! As we have now entered the holiday season and winter, I thought we would shift to discussing how to fill vacancies during this time of year. What are your suggestions that work or ...

George P. Marketing rental through Google Adwords
25 February 2011 | 2 replies

If anyone else tried google adwords, please let us know which keywords worked best for you?
In my case, 95% of impressions seem to be generated by "house for rent", although no clicks so far.
I have a bunch of other k...

Edwin De leon Exp. REI- How Do You Qualify Areas To Invest In New State ( CT )
23 December 2022 | 13 replies

I am researching CT area not familiar at all with CT, still confused where to buy my 1st Multifamily,What steps do you take when you go into a new or neighboring state which you never invested before to make sure you ...