Evelyn Jordan
No SSN, no CC, No Proof of Income
Hey BP People,I am currently screening tenant applications for a vacant rental property of mine and I came across an interesting situation. The applicants are a Hispanic family with 3 young kids; Mother is a housewife...
George Genovezos
IS DFW in a housing bubble?
Hi all,I recently read rich dad, found bigger pockets, listened to podcasts... and wanted to get into RE. doing a little research, it would appear that my timing is off as usual. Homes that where selling for 80k 2 yea...
Amy Zemser
Tenant Terrorizes Innocent Landlord, Landlord Seeks Advice on BP!
Hi Friends! I sure could use a piece of smart advice right now. I have a rather nuanced problem. Our home is a two-family, and we have a beautiful one-bedroom apartment at the side, where we have rented to a timely pa...
Rick Martin
SO HOW MUCH WILL I MAKE INVESTING IN AN APARTMENT SYNDICATON?
This post has to start with a disclaimer. No one can guarantee returns, and there's a risk associated with any investment. Having said this, it will give those who are curious a rough ballpark of the kinds of returns ...
Melissa Lenhardt
Never put utilities in their own name
Hello,
This is out first time renting out our home and after our tenants moved in they never put the utilities in their own name and I am still being charged for them. I plan on sending out a certified lette...
Annie T.
Tenant Said She Can't Pay Rent and Won't Respond Now -SF Bay Area
Hi Everyone, this is my first property purchased and I am new to being a landlord so would really appreciate any advice here.
I purchased a property with a tenant in the unit back in October and worked with a lawyer ...
Wendell De Guzman
Real Life of a Real Estate Investor
Alright...I am going to post what happens every week in my real estate business. Why? So you will learn from my mistakes as well as get inspired by my successes. I also hope by doing this, BP Nation will help me ac...
Brie Schmidt
We did it! We hit our investment goal!
Last week we hit our investment goal of $35k a month gross rental income. We bought our first investment property in August 2011 and the vast majority of our growth has happened in the past 10 months. We (my husband...
Nik Moushon
Deep Dive into Development of Duplex/Townhouse (New Construction)
Introduction
My intentions here is not to do a quick look at the numbers but a deep dive into the entire experience of doing my first development. I did break this down into sections so that you can skip to area of i...
Joseph West
Drugs found in duplex. What to do?
Just came into a duplex to fix a leak due to a moldy exhaust pipe for the AC. I did let the tenant know; and found a table with cocaine spread out.
I'm in Texas. What are my options; or what CAN I do? I try my best...