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Rob Chang Looking for all referals - new investor by "Accidental Landlord"
20 February 2017 | 1 reply

Hi everyone, I am just about to get my feet wet with renting out a 3bd 2.5bath townhouse that I reside in.  We are upgrading to a single family home and decided to rent out the townhouse so we wouldn't lose money if w...

Chris Wierman To Be, or Not to Be (An 'Accidental' Landlord)?
3 August 2015 | 8 replies

Hi, I am fairly new to BP and haven’t posted too much. So, in order to avoid full on lurker status I thought I would ask you guys (and gals) what you might do in my situation. (Sorry for the long post).Scenario:I boug...

Mike Schorah What’s the penalty for accidentally wholesaling a short sale?
1 November 2022 | 2 replies

Is there any way to avoid accidentally wholesaling a property that’s a short sale? I’m guessing that it’s not common for a seller to lie about a pre foreclosure turning into a short sale.

Marty Milligan Need advice, accidental investor: No longer building dream home
25 July 2017 | 5 replies

I am pretty much an accidental real estate investor. I have three different investments but I only chose to be in one of them. I have questions about each but I'll ask them one at a time to reduce confusion.My first q...

Josh Baney Question? I think I may be an accidental REI?
4 April 2023 | 6 replies

Excited to have found this website and forum!  I think I may have stumbled into real estate investing without realizing it haha.  My wife and I bought a beach home in SC, 2 years ago during covid.  We decided to rent ...

Joe Splitrock Accidental Landlord Renting House but Morris the Cat Stays
12 May 2016 | 2 replies

I check Craigslist regularly to look at competitive properties in my market. I found a home for rent and thought the listing was odd. I thought I would share. This is just a portion of the listing: "The yellow garage ...

David Larocque First accidental flip, 1178 Isabelle Pl Windsor ON Canada
10 July 2020 | 2 replies

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $105,000

Cash invested: $27,000

Sale price: $168,000

It was a 3 bed 1 bath, unfinished full height basement. Th...

Gail W. Oh CRAP! HELP! Accidental Landlord given bad tax advice :(
20 February 2017 | 11 replies

OK. So we just could not afford our Laguna Hills, CA house anymore. The kids were gone, the electric bill was massive, the neighbors were awful...so we figured we'd rent it out and find something smaller/cheaper to re...

Abby HINES Newbie - Accidental BRRRR. Need financing advice with next steps.
4 April 2022 | 1 reply

One year ago, I took out a HELOC on my personal home to buy a condo.  I rehabbed and rented it.  The loan and the condo is in my name, not an LLC.  The condo has now doubled in value (from ~$200k to ~$400k) due to the...

Douglas Rice What should I do? I accidentally have two houses...
17 November 2017 | 3 replies

Long story short, I had my house 5/4/3 on the market in Frisco Tx and was going to sell it and downsize. I work out of state and it is just my wife and son. I was going to move them into a 3/2 SF just north of us. I m...