Alexander Lang
Lease Agreement - Late Charge and how much to charge?
Hello BP family!So I am a newer Investor/Landlord (since 2014). My question to fellow investors and landlords is how do you charge your late fee structure on your lease agreement, and how much do you charge? My state ...
Ryan Esslinger
CPA or Real Estate Agent, Career life choice
I'm stuck between two life choices: 1. Become a CPA2. Become a Real Estate AgentThe complication: I have always wanted to get into real estate investing. My parents own apartments and for the last couple of years I ha...
Account Closed
Am I giving away too much on this spec deal?
Thank you to everyone for your comments on my last spec deal post, especially @J Scott and @Will Barnard.I’ve worked through the opportunity further, met with local real estate agents and other developers to get thei...
Rich Weese
4th obstacle to creating real wealth
And by far, is income taxes. I know there are tremendous legal methods how to not pay income taxes, or to pay very little. Judge Learned Hand(his real name!) once said in a court case " it is the right of every Americ...
Jamie Dupont
Rochester NY LTR Tenant 4K damages
We have a LTR in Rochester/Greece NY that is under PM. We served the tenant 90 day notice as she was throwing massive parties in the home with complaints from neighbors, etc. Have not cash flowed the property for 2 ye...
Nana Sefa
Owner’s title insurance - to get or not?
Which of you get owner’s title insurance? And who doesn’t get owner’s title? Why do you get or not get? Thank you.
Mat Lewczenko
Property Managers - Why do they always Overpromise and Underdeliver?
I hear this ALOT...
"I had a great PM company, paid them $X but they are gone, had to fire them. They were great in the beginning and then..."
What makes them great at the beginning?
What are the biggest let downs?
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Rob Bianco
Long Distance Investing as a Beginner
I'm living in NYC but I'm highly interested in investing in rental properties that would provide the best cash-flow out of market. I've been reading a lot about Raleigh, Columbus, and Milwaukee. I'm wondering if I'm b...
John Upperman
A Real Estate Investor is born ($75K Profit on first deal)
Hey BP Community,I became a BP Pro member in December of 2015. After years of talking about investing in Real Estate I decided it was time to take some action. I started using my hour commute to work to listen to th...
Nicholas Aiola
Ask me (a CPA) anything about taxes relating to real estate
Hey, guys!I've been on BP for about 7 months now and I have quickly learned two things:There is no better place than BP to talk real estateThe wealth of information on BP is immeasurableI've read and learned quite a l...