Melissa Faraias
My rental won't rent. What are my next steps?
Hello BP community,
I am an out-of-state newbie investor with a rental that is currently on the market in Bluffton SC. I have posted the listing on all major sites like Zillow, FB marketplace, apartments.com, Craigsl...
Kris Haskins
Craigslist Scam finally got me good
So I had one of my rentals on craigslist with a lockbox on the front door. I've been using lock boxes for 10 years. I had a rental on the market for a few weeks giving out the code to people to look inside. Yesterd...
Sam Trulli
Duplex vs Single family House Hack
Hello everyone,I’m looking into house hacking and wanted to hear some opinions on house hacking a duplex vs a single family home. It seems like a duplex is the better option as far as numbers wise with halving multipl...
Jon Coleman
New member in Milwaukee
I recently joined BP after having been enjoying the benefits of great information and discussion across the site. My background is in retail banking and I've since moved to a management role at a fintech firm but I'm...
Maranda Tucker
How much $$$ did you have when you started investing?
My husband is convinced we have to be making $200k + a year before we can start investing. I KNOW that isn't the case. I have met a few that started with very little and built their empire over time. When you first st...
Jack B.
I suspect tenant has moved two other people in
It was just supposed to be her and her two kids, and she said she was single, had no time to date, works 70 hours a week, two jobs, hardly home, etc.As I like to do, I drove by the unit recently, as I have the past 3....
Francis A.
Meet Your New Landlord: Wall Street
Meet Your New Landlord: Wall Street"Big investors transform suburban neighborhoods by buying up single-family homes and renting them out"By Ryan Dezember and Laura Kusisto | Photographs by Luke Sharret for The Wall St...
Philip C.
Sewer Bill Mystery - Who Pays?
Hello BPers,I purchased a house with tenants in place and according to the lease they signed, the tenants are responsible for paying the sewer bill. Strangely, the month after I bought the home, the sewer bill stopped...
Trevor Toft
No cash flow but great property! Rent or Sell?
I currently own a town-home in a great neighborhood that I purchased back in 2020. I am looking to start my real estate investing journey and my first thought is to utilize a HELOC on my primary residence, rent it out...
Jonah Stavsky
Landlord or Tenant - who pays?
Funny but not so funny occurrence --Im a new landlord and my tenants just moved in today. I got a call that the bathtub wasn't draining. I asked them to use the drano I provided first. They did and said it didn't work...