Larry Russell
A lingering cigarette smell
I recently purchased a condo that was previously owned by a cigarette smoker. I've repainted the entire condo and replaced all the carpet with laminate flooring. But for some reason or another, there is still a ling...
J. Martin
Atlanta Deceleration in Appreciation and Cooling Economic Cond.
Atlanta real estate prices, jobs, and economic conditions are simultaneously decelerating / cooling / growing at a slower rate, although this has happened later than most other geographical areas, and doesn't show sig...
Eric H.
Would you hire Abraham Lincoln?
Greetings BP Fam,Just wanted to grab your attention but really.......Would you hire me? My resume is below for review. I am looking to make a couple dollars and improve my dti by getting some W2 income, part time, and...
Keenan Meitner
BRRRR vs 20% down with declining housing prices
Just starting out with real estate investing and have a question.
With interest rates on the rise, our area has had a readjustment with housing prices and they have started to decline.
My question is does the BRRRR ...
Roger Doe
contractors, vendors, project payment
TLDR: Company did shoddy work that is beneath my standards. Should I make the contractor come back and do it the right way even though he has to take a loss?Here is the long version:I have a problem that I hope peopl...
Account Closed
Long Island Blizzard
Hello All!
As I sit home in this blizzard that is occurring in the northeast, after being released from work earlier then usually, I finally have the time to post and read more and more on this site. I pretty much th...
Sarah Bookout
My property manager passed away
Very unique situation here. We own a property in TN that was managed by a property manager who had been in real estate for 30 years. He knew the business and was a one man show for his property management company. Wel...
Cory Boren
Best Tenants are Drug Dealers
I had the best tenants ever with no late payments and no repair calls. Three years later I was worried when the rent was not deposited by the 2nd. Normal for most of my tenants but this particular case was different...
Austin Smith
Best way to run financial operations for landlord business
Hello BP'ers Just wanted to gain insight on how you run your rental business in regards to finance operations. Do you accept rent payment electronically? Did you open up a separate bank account to track income/expense...
JD Martin
Example of why landlords shouldn't be afraid of vacancies
Over the last month, we had an unusual situation in that 5 units all came vacant at (roughly) the same time as leases were ending; instead of tenants renewing, two bought houses, one couldn't navigate steps any longer...