Greg M.
Neighbors from Hell scaring away my tenants
Hey all, So I need some advice on what to do regarding some terrible neighbors that live next to my 4 unit property. Basically they are harassing my tenants by calling the police on them nearly every day for various...
Roman Bulgakov
Lanlords - how do you go about finding tenants?
Landlords, how do you go about finding new tenants? Where do you start your search? Do you rely on a real estate agent or do it yourself? Would love to learn from your experience and want to hear both success and horr...
Phillip Gainey
Property Managers treat owners like "mushrooms".
The keep us in the dark and feed us shit!
Latest story. Vacant property put in the hands of a pm on June 20th. Notifies owner there are a couple of leaks and a few other issues. Owner thinks, okay, we'll just get ...
Account Closed
Best Cell Phone for RE Investors?
At our company right now there is a debate over which is the best cell phone for our company to get.
There are votes for the Droid, iPhone, and BlackBerry Bold. Most of us have BB Curves right now and a big knock is...
Tony Lin
Offset passive income with new passive loss?
Let's say I made a 100k passive LLC syndication investment #1 a few years back. It sold this year with 10k of total cashflow and 50k of appreciation. If I invest in a new 100k LLC syndication deal #2 this year and it ...
Jorge Ruiz
Fund And Grow Business Lines of Credit
Hello BP! So I recently saw a post from another member regarding Fund and Grow. Has anyone used them and if so how did it go. Sounds like a way to grow ones capital in order to turn it into purchasing power. Look forw...
James Park
Planning for your child's future college expenses. Vanguard 529
Just curious to see if any of you have contributed to an education IRA 529 plan for your child's future college expenses. I have heard that the 529 plans in Utah and Nevada area the best as you can select low fee Vang...
Henry Hogeterp
Best Landlord App on the market
I’m just beginning my real estate investing journey and about to close on a duplex where I’ll live in the smaller unit and rent the other unit out, gradually upgrading both units to build equity. Excited and worried a...
Steve Buchanan
How aggressive would you get with rent increases?
I recently purchased a 10 unit apartment building in Long Beach, CA and my strategy is to do a value add. The exterior of the building has a decent amount of cosmetic deferred maintenance (needs landscaping, exterior ...
Fred Shandler
Acquire a property via owner financing, the refi?
Is this possible? I recognize that it would have to be allowed contractually, but is this a strategy that anyone has used?