Bernard H.
Keep Or Sell Rental Property
Hello BP family. I have a duplex that i got in 2017 and the taxes went up to 9k, more than doubled. That ate up cashflow so now i'm breaking even. Also one of my tenants has not paid since April, so now im thinking ma...
Andrew Nida
Cash or Finance
3 deals at once. Long story short, I am closing on three separate properties from three separate sellers. One is commercial (next to a commercial office space that I currently own), another will be my very first short...
Chris McKinley
Lessons learned: Courtesy of the PROPERTY TAX CODE
I recently learned a few lessons in property taxes courtesy of the tax code and my mortgage company that I wanted to share so they don't catch anyone else off guard. In 2014 I purchased my first house down in Phenix C...
Josue Guzman
Pet fee, pet deposit AND pet rent...
Hey, BP!I thought I would post this question here since I'm planning to own rentals myself. I'm planning to move after I get married later this year so my fiancee and I are looking for potential places. We found a com...
Isaac Johnson
The MLS seems to be flooding with STR
Hey Everyone,My name is Isaac Johnson. I'm a local real estate investor and agent. Recently I was helping a client find property in NWA and every single house we looked at was an AirBNB that had been bought less than ...
Ana Lidia Standing
What would you do if you were a first time buyer?
I am planning to get my first investment house; I don't want to use my savings, so I have an equity line of credit for 50K and got pre-approved for a loan up to 300 k? it has been very difficult to find a house that ...
Jason Risley
CA Real estate's 30 yr. average is 9%, what will next 30 be?
The 30 year average for California Real Estate is 9%. I know you don't know, but if you had to guess...what percent would you use for CA for the next 10 years? next 20 years? next 30 years?
Some initial thoughts...
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Amie D.
What to charge up front.
I have an applicant who looks like they could be a good renter, but has a few negatives (already discussed in the thread linked to below) and so I've decided to approve them, asking for first + last month's rent in ad...
Joni Chin
Tenant’s noise complaints
We have a tenant renting a cottage behind our house, and we have a shared yard. She moved in 3 months ago and has been a good tenant that pays on time and I’m happy to have her as my tenant..so far. About two weeks af...
Allen Claussen
Apartment building near a college
My wife and I are looking into buying a 13-unit apartment building near a college. Every way I put numbers in from the BP calculators, it comes out great. The building looks great but has been on the market for almost...