Dave Mustaine
My first rental - should I rent to this guy?
I own a house and put an ad on Craigslist to rent a room for $675 per month, which includes all utilities. This is my first time renting and first time reading someone's credit report. This guy came to my house, fi...
Joe Splitrock
Nightmare Tenant Featured on Local Television and Has a Website
Last night on the news there was a story about nightmare tenants George Zimmer and Jennifer Zimmer. They have been screwing landlords in Sioux Falls, Florida and possibly Chicago for years. I heard the name and realiz...
Sinnard Michael Scott
Would you hack this home? 1st house hack and we want to succeed.
Hi Chicago BP peeps, this is my first post here so I’m still getting my bearings straight haha. Here’s our key question; is this a purchase and rehab you’d do or are we crazy for trying to take this on?Im attempting t...
Chris Newton
Tenant entered property 3 weeks after lease expired!!!!!!!
Hi guys, I am furious. My tenant caused damage by leaving carpets with excessive cat urine and vomit all over, burnt holes in it with hot coals in a plastic bucket and pretty much never vacuumed stairs, cleaned showe...
Tim Scott
2% Rule... is it really out there?
Hello, Totally new in the game and looking to buy a handful of rental properties (single family, possibly multi family) over the next couple years. I keep seeing the 2% rule as a nice starting point to weed out many a...
Account Closed
Gurus LIE!
I can't count how many times I have heard that:$-credit doesn't matter, it's the deal$-no one checks your credit in this game$-It's so easy to find lenders no matter your credit history$-Hard money lenders care about ...
Alex Lee
How strict are building codes?
We are looking to move to Georgia and I was curious to know how hard/strict it would be to expand houses.So for instance if we buy a 1700sqft house, how hard would it be to say build it out to say 3k?For now we are co...
Account Closed
Turnkey properties, what happens after the first year?
I'll try to not be generic and over-generalize, but I keep seeing websites and offers for investing into turnkey managed properties who rent out the properties, where during the first year you're promised 10% to 15% R...
Dave Campos
Finding markets in bucks county
Is anyone investing in Bucks county, Pa? If so, any markets i should be looking? Im Currently looking for a duplex
Miller Josh
Maple Flooring
I have a low end home we are completely rehabbing. The flooring in the family and dining room is maple that has had nothing done to it for probably 30 years. Basically all the finish has worn off and stain spots. Shou...