Karen Jackson
Tenant changing locks
Hey BPI have a tenant that took it upon herself to changes the locks to my property. She’s been unresponsive, I’ve called, texted, mailed went up to the property and still unresponsive. She is in violation of her leas...
Serge S.
Chicago (south side) help!
I'm an experienced RE investor in AZ and have only invested in my region thus far. I've been approached by an asset manager I've used to get incredible 50% ARV deals for the past few years with a small Chicago pack...
Douglas Graham
THinking of getting into low income rentals
I was looking the other day at house prices in crumier Baltimore neighborhoods (no, not ALL of them are crummy, but many are). I see houses that are selling for about $40-50K that are appear fairly decent and seem...
Joyce Jackson
Eviction?Tampa FL Section 8-Trashing our new construct/ 400k Home
Today, we were in the neighborhood and stopped by our home. We discovered multi people adults and children have moved in without consent/ notice/ in violation of tenants section 8 agreement. Also, discovered a medium ...
Cheryl C.
Using discount gift cards for Home Depot & Lowes
I have been purchasing discount gift cards for HD and Lowes and the savings have been substantial. You can get a Lowes card at a 10% discount and HD at 7%. If you combine this with the mover's package the savings ca...
Genny Li
Section 8 Baltimore zone selection: specific neighborhoods
I’m looking to buy and hold with a cash flow emphasis but a long term outlook. Section 8 looks like the best deal on mid to low end attached and semiattached units in Baltimore. Rents are the same for section 8 as for...
Wendy Man
Minneapolis rent stabilization working group
"Minneapolis group recommends strict rent-control plan to City Council"The group split with 14/25 voting to recommend a strict rent-control plan like the one that St. Paul passed last year, and 11/25 to recommend a pl...
Shane H.
Bend policy on 3x rent requirement?
Hi BP'ers!
I have a rental that I am listing at $635 a month in a C area. I have had several calls on it, and one in particular I wanted to ask your opinion about.
Her and her husband are on SSI disability (I do not...
Robert Rodriguez
Looking for my landlords in Portsmouth Virginia, quick question
Trying to find out if anyone knows of an inspection that needs to take place by the Housing Authority, in the city of Portsmouth Virginia even if you do not plan to rent to Section 8? I was informed by someone lookin...
Keith Rivera
using section 8
Has anyone ever used the strategy of aquiring properties and only using section 8 tenants in them to guarantee the property will always be filled and the rent will always be paid on time. I live in Chicago where there...