Mitch Villalva
New to REI, but not to business...
Hello BP,I am just here to post as a newer member who is like many interested in real estate in general. A little about myself as this is an introduction. My name is Mitch and I am one of those Americans who has done ...
Nathan Gesner
Do you deviate from your process?
Applicant views a house we just listed. He's very interested and has "cash in hand" to move in today. I know this guy personally because he applied to rent from me a couple years ago. He had a good application but dec...
Eleanor Weiss
Landlord bypassing property manager?
Having survived into my 80s, and having been a member of many different organizations and party to a number of contracts, I know that "bypassing the chain of command" is a universal issue. Happens a lot in the wider ...
Kevin Moules
New investor from Central California, Turlock!
Hello BP Community!I am excited to be here and have learned a great deal so far reading endless blog posts. I am excited to begin interacting with those who are much smarter than I am. I love to learn! My name is Kevi...
Carletta Grier
Don't know where to start
I have worked in the legal field relating for real estate for over 20 years. Working with tax sale foreclosure, mortgage foreclosure, and everything in between. My positions created a conflict of interest so I couldn'...
Mya Toohey
STR APPRAISAL VALUE FALLING SHORT
Hello all,I recently had this happen, I have a client working with a great lender doing a DSCR loan. We paid at market value for the house and the value appraisal came back great. Fast-forward to today- appraiser sai...
Michael Clark
Suburban rookie - Philadelphia, PA
Hey guys, I'm taking the plunge and joining the BP community! I hail from the Philadelphia, PA area and have been browsing the articles and forum posts for a few weeks and listening to the podcast. What a wealth of ...
Account Closed
Moral Question
I've tried to make this story as short as possible. I recently purchased new stainless steel appliances for my rental. I was going out of the country and needed them delivered before I left so that the PM could list...
Laura Hamilton
Does something sound fishy with property sale?
My husband and I found a nice condo that was a short sale. The HOA is also currently under a lawsuit, but as we were getting a decent discount and as the buy and hold as a rental numbers made sense, we decided to go w...
Bob E.
How do YOU define Risk?
Thought I would start a thread to see how different people define risk and take it into consideration.When I was in Grad School one of the finance advisors, who also manage money for other people, defined risk as "The...