Pono Wright
Anyone familiar with mineral rights???
Recently I have been purchasing a lot of land & turning them into payments for deed with pretty good success. Many of the clients that I buy land from have the mineral rights but I am having a hard time figuring o...
Bienes Raices
Junk fee was added to HUD on cash deal
I just got the HUD today and $350 fee for "mandatory compliance" was added to the HUD by my buyer's agent broker. Buyer's agent did not return my phone calls or emails about it. I called his broker and he claimed it w...
Alan Francis
Drainage Issues... is a landscape architect the answer?
Hello
I recently bought a home in the western suburbs of Chicago and realized during the last heavy rain I have some drainage issues. I'm having water pool next to the foundation wall of the home and noticed that the...
JJ Mayer
Considering Turnkey Investment with Memphis Invest
Hi BP family...I'm a part-time investor now with 3 cash-flowing, single-family rentals that I actively manage myself. With lots of travel for work, I'm looking to invest outside of my base area (central IL) and incre...
Amie D.
When to replace furnace.
I have a single family rental in a low- to middle-income area. The furnace is about 22 years old and seems like it may be on it's last leg. When it turns on, it can take 2-3 tries for the burners to light - but it doe...
Eli N.
Rental Forms, Tenant Screening, Online Payments + Utilities, etc.
Howdy to all the BP folks from Austin, TX! I have a few questions related to Rental Forms, Tenant Screening, Automatic Online Payments (site recommendations and setup), Utility payments, so here they are:1) Can someon...
Alberto Nikodimov
Rental Market Update for Central Florida
Hi Everyone!This is a quick update on the current Rental Market in Orlando and the Central Florida Region.We are living in exciting times. This is the highest Real Estate Market we have ever seen. Landlords are making...
Michael Wentzel
Giving back to tenants?
Last year we tried something new. In early December, we sent both our tenants (we only had two units at the time) a Christmas card saying thank you and enclosing a $50 gift card. We did it mainly to say thank-you t...
Clare Pitcher
Flat Rate vs. Percentage Based Managment Fee
Questions for the Property Owners using a Property Management Company: Would you rather have a property management company who has flat rate fees or takes a percentage of the rent?
Brad James
Q on equity investors, raising capital, and LLC
We are venturing into real estate this year and potentially with a personal investor with 12 figures. If that deal falls through, I will have to find a way to finance my goals. We recently started an aerospace mfg bus...