Skye Anderson
Have you ever heard of the utility meter being stolen?
Myself and a partner have a SFH under contract in St. Louis, MO (this is a long-distance transaction) that we intend to purchase as a buy and hold. We just learned yesterday that they were unable to do the municipal i...
Mike Shemp
Need Advice- My sister in law is living with a roommate who is physically abusing her
Hello BP Community,I will try and keep this post as short as I can, but ultimately I'm looking to ask the landlord and legal experts in this community about any advice that can be given to my sister-in-law about the s...
Jake Andronico
House hacking at 22 - What I regret...
I purchased my 1st home at 22 years old straight out of college. PP: Aug. 2019 - $356,900 w/ 20% down (borrowed a large chunk of the down payment). Refinance: Nov. 2021 - Property appraised for 480K, I completely paid...
Ihe O.
Contrarian Landlording
I have never paid more than $30k for a house.I have never run a credit check or asked for a credit report on anybody who has applied to rent any of my properties.I have never asked a tenant for their SSN, DOB or any o...
Bill F.
Thinking Zillow Flipped Homes Means You Aren't Thinking
A few active threads popped up on BP with the consensus being something like “hahahah Zillow lost a lot of money trying to flip houses…How dumb are they, lets all point and laugh’. Or lets make memes about them, becau...
Jason Merchey
Level of Finish Out on a Fix and Hold?
I have been participating as the capital partner is a major renovation (90% new) in historic Charleston. The area is likely to appreciate, and so even though I can make $25,000 if I flip it in a month, I am also in...
Nicholas Lemmond
Fighting fear of failure, or jump in?
Hello All,First post on BP and I'm so glad to be here! I'm looking forward to beginning my REI journey and haveing y'all in my back pocket to help and answer questions!So, a little background on me - I will be exiting...
Ernesto Hernandez
Saving You Time #2: Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover Cliffnotes
Again, not super cleaned up. Copied and Pasted off of my notes on my iPad. Enjoy!Dave Ramsey Money Makeover Chapter 1: Total Money ChallengeChapter 2 DenialFrog in Warming Water example - If a frog jumps into a BOILIN...
Andres Piedra
Collecting Judgements
I got a judgement about 3 months ago and contacted the debtor about 2 weeks after the judgement to start collecting. I emailed him yesterday and offered to set up payments or to reduce the debt by a certain percen...