Mark Frattini
Tenant was “gifted” a dog
My property manager contacted me to let me know a tenant in one of my duplexes has been given a dog. They asked me if I would consider collecting a 200.00 pet deposit and 25.00 a month for pet rent or if I wanted to e...
Steve K.
How can contracts be anonymous?
3 times in just the past week I’ve witnessed sellers discriminate against buyers because of either race or sex. Humans simply can’t be trusted not to discriminate if given the chance. We’ve put laws in place to make d...
Thomas Murphy
Out of state investing - newbie RE investor
Hello everyone, for the past several months I have been passively educating myself on RE investing by listening to BP podcasts, reading through these forums, and analyzing some multifamily properties using the BP calc...
Don Coumbs
Blue Collar or White Collar Landlord, Advice or Discussion
I'm a hands-on blue collar type landlord thinking about changing my business model to scale up my number of rentals. I would appreciate thoughtful input about how you decide on rental scaling and business modeling.Abo...
Ani Sanyal
Jersey City, NJ - Investment properties
What's up everyone,I'm a recent home buyer/investor located in Jersey City, NJ. A few months ago, I closed on a condo in the Heights neighborhood (after going through a brutal sellers market), and am currently in the ...
David Olson
Out of state investing = paralysis by analysis
Hello BP,My Question: Which cities are prime for cash flowing 1-4 unit properties and what metrics specifically do you use and from what site? Census Bureau? REIT reports? etc. Anyways, I'm working on selecting 2 cit...
Derrick U.
Cash on cash return of 4% is ok?
I'm looking at a few properties in Phoenix. Can't seem to find anything that yields greater than 4-5 percent return. Would you be ok with that return? Assume down payment is 25%-30%.
Frank Lienert
The market temperature and its future.
In my market (Sacramento) and in a few outlying smaller markets, real estate has been pretty hot with prices climbing ever higher, approaching pre-crash levels. A few months ago I was noticing things cooling off a bit...
Aaron Yates
New Vehicle Advertising design feedback
Hi everyone! I recently traded in my 2006 Dodge Ram and am now desinging my new rear window advertising. It's a bit harder than what I had on my Dodge. That was simple. Magnet on the tailgate and in big yellow le...
Eric Malone
Renting to a Instagram star?
I’m renting out my home and had a IG influencer apply. She makes great money 4 times what rent is a month. And her W-2 reflects that. She does have one account in collections but as second position. ( was a co-signer ...