Shane H.
Publicly SHAMING an evicted former Tenant? Do it or not?
I've been a landlord since 2006. Up until now I've never had to evict a tenant. I've had people owe me what I would consider decent sums of money however always treated those tenants with respect from our first inte...
Ian Patrick
Experienced Investor will Answer Questions for next few days
I opened this message on a few other forums and it seems to really be helping people so I figured I would do it here.
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A brief background and why I am doing this. I started investing ...
Brad Fausett
Buying from Holton Wise- poor communication
I made a offer on a property HW has listed via my agent yesterday. All cash, 7k under 135k ask after determining the flat roof was in need of repairs. My agent followed up later in the day after submitting the off...
Marcus Auerbach
Newbies: investing is not rocket science - don't let the gurus tell you otherwise
Alright, I just read a post from a guru pitching services on BP. I did not want to respond with what I really think, but let me tell you my story here instead.
In 2007 I went to a RichDad seminar: after the free Thur...
Erik Sherburne
Higher rents more likely to come down than lower rents
As the rental market stays hot the rates are increasing quite a bit year after year. I don't see how that continue. When that slows or retreats does anyone have an experience, anecdotal or otherwise, as to how that...
Silvie T.
Tenant Damage, Small Claims, Serving, & Collecting
Hi all! Looking for some help from experienced landlords. We had tenants move out at the end of June and we were stuck with a huge damage bill. The total amount of damage is close to $18k, which far exceeds their se...
Robert T.
Property Management Fees
Hi, I just bought my first rental property last month. I live in NY and my property is in FL so the property will be run by a property manager. I just received the property management agreement and the cost of prop...
Lee Common
Market Vertigo-Long article great read!
Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn
"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin
As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...
Kelly Choate
Should I be an investor-friendly real estate agent?
Hi everyone,Ok, here is today's question: I have seen a lot of posts on BP about "investor-friendly" real estate agents. Some people say that agents don't understand investing. Others say that agents won't waste their...
Richard Warren
Fed reduces 2009 outlook
Federal Reserve reduced its economic outlook for 2009.
The central bank said it expects some business conditions to improve in coming months, but it also lowered its assessment of the economy for the full year and sa...