Miller Josh
Maintance requests from Tenants
How do you handle maintenance requests after hours?I am starting out and will have 6 tenants soon. I am a self-employed contractor and receive many calls during the day but I shut my phone off after hours as people ha...
Don Young
Budgeting for first purchase
Hi BP!How do you all budget for a new investment property purchase?I have been saving with the goal of purchasing a duplex within the next year or so. I'd like to house hack. I've realized I'm more likely to make this...
Nancy DeSocio
Can I enter a tenant's apartment without notice?
Hello BP community!I recently purchased a MFR and have a leak in the roof. The easiest access to the flat roof is from one of my tenant's windows. However, the tenant has been in the hospital since before I bought t...
Edwin Lopez
Managing gross income from business
What’s a good rule of thumb to follow when starting a business or owning multiple properties for how much you should set cash aside to go towards the mortgage, expenses, emergencies and paying yourself? Thanks in adva...
Alex Nameishi
Failed City Building Inspection
Hey all,I purchased my first 3 unit multi family in May 2021 that I am house hacking. Everything was going great until my town reached out to me and requested to do a building inspection, which I failed.One of the thi...
Mario Jimenez
Setting boundaries with tenants
Hello! I am getting my first rental property undergoing. I have a few good applications so far. I will be moving forward with getting the property occupied 02/1/22. Currently brainstorming some boundaries to set with ...
Abe Naroth
Private lending to buy foreclosures
I am new to RE ’investing’. Based in Katy, TX, I have a mortgage and my DTI ratio is 30%. I have roughly $100k in my emergency fund and would like to venture into foreclosures. However, I do not want to liquidate my e...
Corey Davis
Theoretic exercise: if you had 10k right now...
...what would you do with it?
(Obviously, I'm looking for purely RE related answers)
Jeff Martino
"On-call" property management for weekends, vacations, etc.
I'm searching for a multifamily property to househack at the moment and this is a question that's been on my mind. I see the benefits of managing your own properties at least in the beginning of your investing journey...
Chance Sweat
Question to ask a property manager
Hey everyone, I’m about to start interviewing property managers and start building a team out for some potential long distance investments. I was wondering what were some “must know” questions, as well as some questio...