Lino B.
Newbie: In the midst of my first deal.... thoughts?
I live in northern new jersey where most work in nyc (like myself) and deal with insane taxes. I currently live in a townhome community which is nice. i have some cash from stocks that i wanted to use to buy a place a...
John Arendsen
EXPERIENCED PRO MEMBERS. What has been your experience as a PRO?
I'm considering upping my membership to a BP PRO and would like to know first hand from BP PRO members only about whether or not you feel you think it's a benefit. If so why? If not why?
Bryan Creed
Tenants have submitted 13 service requests in 6 weeks
Hey ladies and gents, I recently move from my old home and decided to rent it out to pay down the mortgage. My wife was a real estate agent so we used her old firm. I spend close to $6500 before signing an agreement...
Vishakha Penney
Former tenant who owes me money trying to have me served.
Former tenant moved out after 9 months without contractually agreed upon proper notice, after pretty well trashing a brand new property. She owes me a few hundred dollars in damages on top of her deposit but I decided...
Mohammad Haidarasl
Should I focus on REI first or eliminating my student loan debt?
I have quite a huge student loan debt, which is the only type of debt I have. I would like to get into REI immediately but like to know the smartest move to make.
Jelani Fearon
Short on money for FHA Downpayment
Peace to the forum. So my partner and I recently got pre-approved for 224k from a direct lender and he suggested that we get an FHA and put around 7k down on a property. The problem is we’re short on the money. I aske...
Account Closed
Americans Are Ditching These Five States In Record Numbers
Apparently surging violent crime, massive tax hikes and insolvent public pensions are bad for attracting new residents...who knew? On the other hand, 364 days of sunshine per year, minimal crime, brand new infrastru...
Michael Glaser
My First Eviction: Unreachable Tenant
As so many BP Podcasts have said, I don't look at this as a bad thing. It's a 'free' education on tenant screening mistakes as well as learning the ropes in my rental market on evictions. Without going into too many d...
Tyler Speelman
Appraiser used wrong purchase price. How to proceed?
Hey BP,I received an appraisal back below purchase price and realized appraiser used initial offer and not the accepted counter offer on the appraisal report. Now there is an appraisal gap of 10k. I spoke to lender an...
Jose Petitfrere
Tenant asks if she can smoke weed and have a gun on the property
At the moment, im currently accepting a Sec. 8 tenant with good credit and no criminal history. I have thoroughly screened the tenant and spoken with the tenant's previous landlord, employer, and references, and they ...