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Juan Rango Rental properties seem worse than traditional investments
22 October 2017 | 110 replies

As an excited newbie, I have very little experience in real estate investing so at a meeting with my financial planner I asked about house hacking as a busy professional and he stated it would be a bad idea.  This too...

Calus Glispie Deal turned down bc of my “$1” earnest money..
16 September 2018 | 130 replies

So one of my deals I’m working on took me a while to get in contact with the owner but after following up we spoke and agreed on a price. i emailed him the contract and he said he didn’t like the dollar amount for the...

Christian Benitez Where did you get your money to start investment
14 April 2016 | 61 replies

Currently I do not have the best credit (fair) and not so much extra cash. For those of you that have already made at least their first investment. Where did you get the money? Own cash, 401k, hard money lenders, bank...

Jesse Smith Agent Struggles - Friends Using Other Agents - Advice?
9 October 2019 | 78 replies

Good morning all.  The last few months have been rather frustrating, and I'm hoping to get some advice from others who may have had similar experiences.  
I got my RE Agent License almost a year ago.  Very quickly, I...

Craig Moore Why the % of failing agents is overblown/needs rationalization
3 May 2017 | 58 replies

All,After doing some research on becoming a real estate agent, getting feedback and taking the preliminary exam courses, I stumbled upon a troubling number. "80%-90% of new agents quit or fail within the 1st year." I ...

Joshua Krilov Which of these would you fix?
23 March 2023 | 14 replies

Under contract on our first potential property and just got the inspection report back. I feel totally overwhelmed by the list of 100+ things. Which of these would you expect seller repair credits on? Which of the pro...

Tou V. My dilemma: Invest locally, San Francisco / Bay, or out of state?
22 September 2015 | 57 replies

Here's my dilemma.  I took out $200k from one of my properties and have to use it to generate more income.  I've gotten some feedback and opinions from others.  Just wanted to post it here to see what some of the prof...

Andrew Acuna What is everyone's obsession with hiring PMs!?!
4 September 2024 | 84 replies

I've been on BP for a bit and I've noticed something. I love the landlord forums, but any time someone poses and issue there inevitably is someone(s) who bring up hiring a PM. Can we just agree that a PM is not a fix ...

JR C. Hereos Act will hurt landlords in a bad way
2 June 2021 | 323 replies

Forgive me if this has been posted before. A search didn't find anything. As you probably know, the Democrats in the House passed the Hereos Act, A part of this bill calls for a Federal Ban on evictions of any residen...

Jason G. Roofstock Case Study
15 April 2023 | 218 replies

My girlfriend and I have been saving money for a down payment on our first rental property and had initially been looking at single family properties and multifamily properties in upstate New York. In May 2017 I came ...