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Nick James Section 8 not honoring original agreement
8 June 2021 | 22 replies

Hey BP,I recently renovated a 3 bedroom unit in my East Oakland Duplex and put it up for rent. I decided to accept section 8 applications and ended up selecting a single mom who lives with her 12 year old daughter. Sh...

Vicente Vitela Going into debt to buy mentorship
7 September 2022 | 38 replies

New to investing was wondering if going into debt to pay for a commercial real estate coach is a good idea? I have about half of the “tuition” in cash and the other half i can get using my credit cards is this smart o...

McKenzie Bagan When to cut losses and pass on bad neighborhood?
6 December 2022 | 34 replies

This is a not happy post and we feel like we are in a difficult spot. I did my first Brrr property and things have been tough from the start. I was able to get the property renovated, refinanced and listed with a prop...

Daniel Miller 9 Unit Apartment Analysis
23 June 2014 | 30 replies

I am looking to make an offer on a 9 unit in my farm area and I need a little bit of advice. It is in a B- part of town that is quickly transforming into a sold B and potentially a B+ in the future.

The askin...

Henry T. Seattle Eviction deputy shot by tenant
28 March 2023 | 48 replies

More horrible news from this sad city.  Btw, Seattle City council approved an ordinance making criminal history "off limits" on rental applications. Maybe not a good idea.
https://komonews.com/news/local/ballard-800-...

Jason Lee What did you guys do for a living when starting out?
8 July 2014 | 70 replies

Greetings BP!

I'm new to the real estate community and i'm looking to getting into real estate investing. From what i have concluded, real estate investing takes quite a long period of time before you start t...

Jim Herbst Contributing to 401k or 403b or ROTH vs. Saving for Down Payment on Investment Property
15 August 2015 | 37 replies

I have been inspired by the podcasts and insight on BP and appreciate how a LONG-TERM buy and hold approach (my niche and strategy) can lead to quite significant 'passive' income streams over time. I also understa...

Account Closed Speaking of Credit Scores -At What Number Does A Score Scare You?
20 April 2016 | 48 replies

I didn't want to derail the other interesting conversation about credit scores, so thought I'd pose this as a separate question.When I was renting to mainly techies and students, they often had no credit at all.  Ofte...

Christine Swaidan Long term tenants
24 June 2016 | 34 replies

We have a 70 unit senior building that we have owned for the last 20 years. These are all low income and about 20 have section 8 assistance. Rents are low. I would have to say we have not done a great job managing the...

Garrett Diegel HELP! Should I rent to a tenant with a prior eviction?
20 July 2017 | 33 replies

I have a unit in a tri-plex that is available to rent. I had a tenant call to see the property. Everything seemed good, they looked good and showed up on time to the showing. The only problem is when I sent them over ...