DJ Thompson
House hacking a 2 family for my first investment/residence
Hey folks, So the time has come to finally move forward with a home/investment purchase. I am currently looking to house hack a 2 family home in a town next to my job. Was wondering if this looks like a good deal on...
Fred Venturini
Investor and Agent, Illinois side of St. Louis!
Hi everyone!I'm Fred Venturini and I live about 45 mins east of St. Louis on the IL side. I've worked as an analyst at Scott AFB for the past 9 years as part of an 18-year federal career, I'm a Chicago sports fan (I k...
Patrick Soukup
Evict Tenant after Search Warrant?
A tenant's unit was searched today (10 COP CARS WERE ON PROPERTY). We found out for possible stolen property.Both of the resident's do NOT have a felony or anything really on their background check.What are your thou...
Rob C.
Inspection advice greatly appreciated.
After months and months I finally got one of my offers accepted on an out of state property in Atlanta. This is a first for me. I'm planning to fly out to see the property and neighborhood with my own two eyes (for pe...
Joshua Dorkin
Is "Flipping Houses" Just Low Class for "Building Equity" or "Repositioning"?
We got an email from someone this morning who complained about our use of the term house flipping. He said 'It is a low class way of saying “building equity or repositioning'."
** Start Rant**
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Lawrence Mak
Should I get a real estate license if I want to buy and rent out?
As the title suggests, I'm currently finishing up a Business degree (1 more year) and after that Ill be out in the real world on my own. I have had some paid internships, which means that I can come out of school with...
Justin Franz
When entering a expensive market, should I look at an affordable condo or something bigger with a space I can rent out?
Basically I am a 26 yr old civil engineering student who will graduate by Christmas and my girlfriend is a high school teacher. We are going to be living in either Calgary, Alberta or Kelowna, British Columbia (Canad...
Sara C.
Tenant won't move out - what would you do?
Hi BP friends!I'm planning on selling a rental this summer. I have a long-term, stable tenant. Her lease was up in January, which is when I originally wanted to sell, but she asked if she could stay until the end of M...
Eduardo Chavez
Houston?
currently getting ready to finally start investing since i live in california, i plan to start out of state and really considering houston as a option. I will be planning a trip to houston soon to see if i can find a ...
Jerryll Noorden
My Take On "Consistency" Sending Mailers
Here is why (I believe) sending multiple mailers to the same group is a bad idea. Keep in mind this is my take on it. Use your own logic before you just blindly follow what everyone tells you to do (me included).
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