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Phil Blair Property Stolen Marion City Cops Do nothing!
6 May 2013 | 20 replies

So yesterday day I took over my house that my tenants have literally destroyed. At least in my opinion. I was not making money on this property, literally, I tried renting because my house flipflopped in mortgage and ...

Vikram C. What is your attitude towards winners?
24 September 2010 | 22 replies

This is my first off-topic thread (I think) and I am starting it because I think it has a valuable lesson for newbie BP members who want to make it big.

As you guys know, I travel a lot internationally and, as a resu...

Aaron Blevins Can you trust Zillow Zestimates? If not, how to estimate value?
27 April 2017 | 38 replies

Was talking to a lender friend earlier who said Zillow Zestimates aren't trustworthy at all as they don't factor in REO sales. So aside from performing an actual appraisal or BPO, what are some good rules of thumb for...

Gabriel Krut In-depth Analysis. Please Critique!
28 September 2019 | 15 replies

Hey all,  20 year old Junior in college. Interested in REI and owning rentals. Since I have very little capital and low income, I am planning on partnering with family to buy an out of state duplex. Can you take a loo...

Cal C. A lesson learned in court
19 March 2014 | 36 replies

I recently had a court date in Fulton County, GA, probably one of the most tenant friendly jurisdictions in a landlord friendly state. Obviously, that is all relative.

My tenant's lawyer was a few hours late ...

Kimberly Kesterke I take issue with the term "slumlord" and here is why
7 January 2020 | 63 replies

Landlords have a noble mission. We provide safe and clean housing to our tenants, keep homes maintained and reasonably respond to our tenants requests. We provide housing options so that the government doesn’t have to...

Matt Shields Is house flipping dead?
9 January 2019 | 96 replies

I ask if flipping is dead, or at least dying? Here in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area, I have watched the margin on deals become slimmer and slimmer. During the past few years, television shows and seminars have flood...

Sarah Kensinger The lack of short-term rental safety!!
11 September 2023 | 51 replies

The lack or inattentiveness of safety in short-term rentals is appalling!! Over the weekend 3 people died at a STR in Outer Banks due to a house fire, and it seems like every couple of months we hear of more people dy...

Michael Swan How To Identify Bad "D" Or "F" Class Areas
24 July 2018 | 81 replies

Hi all,Since I was featured on Podcast 238 about a year ago, I have talked to many BP Nation Members asking me if they should buy this deal or that deal.  Here is a simple way to determine if a deal a broker is sendin...

Scott K. With apologies, another "What should I do?" post (but with a few twists)
21 April 2014 | 20 replies

Hello to the community. I know there are at least 100 threads on this great site that deal with “getting started,” and assure you that I have tried to digest as much as possible before resorting to another “help...