Jordan Moorhead
Low Income Rentals. Do you like them?
So in October I bought a low income rental in and ok neighborhood. My other rental is in an attractive neighborhood in Minneapolis and has been a breeze.
This low income rental has been quite a bit more work. It’s go...
Christos Philippou
My CAP Rate is WHAT?
Hey everybody, noobie here again. I have been reading like crazy and like everything, there seem to be 100 different discussions, opinions and thoughts about everything in this business.I have been reading about CAP r...
Amy T.
Tenant wants us to pay moving truck and babysitter fees
Bear with me. These things are always a bit complicated. Our rental is a triplex in California. We had a new tenant move into the middle unit about a month ago. Tenants on either side have lived there for 7+ years. Te...
Julie Marquez
Am I a Shady Landlady?
All of our rental agreements are month to month. To incentivize people to stay longer, we charge a move in fee that can be added forwards the refundable deposit if they stay over a year. Example: rent is $1000, move i...
Marty G.
Deciding to self manage
Hi BP community!I have a few properties that I have had managed by a PM company. I used to self manage and when I changed jobs, that required a lot of overseas travel and I didn't feel comfortable having family deal ...
Mandi Martinez
When the contractor is over the timeline, by A LOT.
I’m on my first flip, and the official start for renovations was November 1st 2018. I was told it would take 12 weeks to complete the project and now we are well past that and still having issues. All of a sudden I ne...
Sarah Lam
ABC Capital/Philly Invest Review - Terrible Experience
ABC Capital review and the problem with Turnkey companiesI've done a detailed write up of my first turnkey experience in Texas with Texas Turnkey Property (link). I've seen a lot of threads asking for people to share ...
Justin Young
Concerning the article about building wealth
I just read the article that was on this site " Investing in rental properties won't build wealth but this will".
To sum it up and NOT verbatim is says, it's a good idea to invest in rental properties but to think ...
Greg Moore
Please join me in roasting crappy Appraisers!
The role of the Appraiser is an odd one: Way too much art (opinions) and way too little science (data-analytics), with way, way, way too little accountability. While the world embraces tech tools to automate workflow...
Wesley Wong
Dilemma: Own our own place or start investing
My wife and I both work and have no kids. We live in Seattle, Washington, where the market is really hot right now. We started looking for our own place back in October, but have yet to land anything. We've put in som...