Jessica F.
What to say when a seller asks "How did you get my phone number?"
I'm an investor in Philadelphia and I run into this issue often. What do you say when you are calling a seller and they ask, "how did you get my phone number?" I have heard people say that they just say "county record...
Michael Perry
Is success with turnkey properties actually possible?
So I've been looking at different options to get into the rental real estate arena and for someone who works at a senior management level with a full time job it seems that Turnkey properties would be ideal to at leas...
Enrique S.
We got a call from Renatus and we were shocked...
Hi BP members!! This will be our first post so please bare with us. So we received a call from a lady working for Renatus called Christina and she offered the mentoring we were looking for. She asked a series of quest...
Amie D.
Flooring for uneven kitchen floor
Hi all, I have a mid-range rental that currently has 12x12 ceramic tiles in the kitchen, which is about 12x14 in size. The problem is the house is about 100 years old, and the floor underneath the tile has several pro...
Ivan Jenkins
Applying Fair Housing Standards to Criminal Records?!?
I logged on to my local MLS today and noticed a new message with an attachment from the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that speaks (in general) about how almost 1/3 of the US population has a criminal ...
Tom Makinen
Getting the itch to get back into the game, which direction?
I had rental properties before, it wasn't very successful and I sold everything. Fast forward to now, probably the worst time to buy investment property. I understand that, but for some reason I still have an itch t...
Deren Huang
20 Million in Real Estate. What would you do?
I got featured in a recent blog post of Joe Fairless!I mentioned that if I received 20 million in real estate, I would go for NNN lease properties.What would you do if you received 20 million in real estate?Is that tr...
Sharon H.
Should I renew the lease when tenant always pays late?
Hello BP Community,I am new to real estate and this forum. I converted my primary residence to a rental property in October 2017. The house is in Los Angeles and the lease will be due in October 2018. From November 20...
Benjamin Haberman
First flip
Closed on house yesterday. Single family-4 bed , 2 bath.Paid $127Rehab budgeted- $30 kList price- $249,950Day one- Ripped up all carpet, tack board, base board, kitchen laminant/cabinets out. Sub floors have areas th...
Rich Hupper
Two flips this year how to avoid self employment tax
HiI bought two properties this year and sold them for a profit. It is my understanding the profit from those flips will be treated as active income and subject to self employment tax. However I didn't even lift a fing...