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Is it a good idea to comp a tenant a small rental discount for minor inconveniences, or does it set a bad precedence?I rent out a garden apartment in my house that shares the laundry room with us. We upgraded our wash...
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I'm about to start calling contractors to see if I can get them to do a walk through of a potential deal I'm looking at doing. is there anything I should have for the contract? Do I need to provide them with a scope o...
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I am going to use this thread to update everybody on my progress on a daily or weekly basis. My goal is to have feedback, encouragement, debate and constructive criticism. I had originally started a blog for this pu...
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It's undeniable that debt has the power to consume. Anyone who has let credit card debt run amuck can attest to this.
I'm writing this from a place of humility. I have learned some of these lessons the VERY hard wa...
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I've read literally thousands of threads on BP over the years asking how to get started wholesaling. In addition, I probably get asked the same question by email, phone and in-person about a dozen times a week.So, I ...
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Some folks were waxing philosophical-like about the nature of man in another thread on war and what it is good for. I am a big believer in the fact that people are rational self-maximizers in virtually all endeavors....
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Hi, everyone, happy new year! I spent more than 5k on my first property for all the trash out (3 largest dumpers, GC, labor, texas).I got my second house for flip from foreclosure.It’s still a hoarder’s home, more tra...
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Hello to everyone,So this may sound a bit like a pity party on my part, it may be just a bit in reality but it's not intended. First, I feel getting into this real-estate arena is bigger than me and when I really thin...
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Hi everyone, it's great to be here on the forum. I would like some advice on my best moves early on in my investment track. As a student coming out of school I have amassed around 40k in student loan debt. I have a po...
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There's a lot of hype on this book, but having so far read through to Chapter 4 I'm just not getting it. To start, I appreciate that there are in principle 13 fairly simple ideas in the book, some of which are import...