Eric Castelli
Buying a Rental in a Slowly Declining Area - Seeking Advice
I am looking purchase my first four family and have largely been looking in a town about 20 minutes from where I currently live. I grew up in this town and know the area well. I have found 2 four families which exc...
Greg Spring
Need guidance on 1st rental property near UAH Campus
Hi!I have an opportunity to purchase a single family home, 4 bedrooms/2 bath home within 3 minutes of UAH campus in Huntsville, AL. It would be for my daughter who is a student-athlete at UAH and 3 other roommates...
Nathan Bell
how to bring a seller down , buy or not ?
ok so, this lady is asking 90, but the house is been on the market for 3 months in a very hot market, but this micro market is not so great bc of the location as being perceived as the ghetto. truthfully its not that...
Alex Brown
No Rules for STRs But Zoning Says They're Illegal. Now What?
I've been interested in using my home as a short-term rental (STR) property so last week, after watching this video from James Carlson and Erin Spradlin, I called the Department of Planning and Zoning and spoke to the...
Don Konipol
Customers You Should Avoid
Based on 45 years in real estate, I’ve experienced these types and I believe they are the biggest time suckers to be avoided as quickly as possible
Types of Customers to Avoid1. The customer who places no monetary v...
Marco Morkous
Sellers Cash only why??
Why do some sellers insist on cash only transactions? Even if financed they’d get their full amount at closing anyways so why the insistence on cash only?
Stephen Backus
Newly minted MBA in Valparaiso, Indiana
Good evening all!My family and I just moved to Valparaiso, Indiana in order to encourage my wife's career to flourish. Thus, I am looking for alternative activities to stay out of trouble. Most of my MBA studies we...
Cody H.
Newbie from Elkhart, Indiana
Hi BP, my name is Cody Hall and I'm from Elkhart, Indiana! If it doesn't sound familiar, it is about 30 minutes east of South Bend.I am a real estate "student" with the extent of my experience being the purchase of my...
Jónas Tryggvi Stefánsson
Combining pre screening and the application?
I'm learning how to screen tenants and how the applicant process should take place. I've read the Turners' book on managing properties and I've taken a look at BP's guide to tenant screening.
The guide suggest that a...
Collin Hays
Smokies State of the Union
Regardless of what the talking heads are saying, the U.S. is in a recession. I haven't seen a May this soft since the financial crisis. The calendars for our properties are filling up decently, but it is taking daily...