Scott Le
Tutorials/advice for painting a whole house myself?
I was originally going to outsource the interior and exterior paint, patching, and pressure washing for my 1200 SF SFH rental, but I ended up being way over budget on the rebuilding of a room and now am desperately tr...
Jack Zhuang
Buying at market peak?
I read reports and experts saying the real estate market are approaching market peak in sales price in 2019. Price growth in my local market in SF Bay Area has defiantly slowed in 2019 Q1 compare to 2018 Q1. It seems ...
Chris Clothier
A Call for Leaders in our Industry to Speak Loudly!
I’ve seen a few disturbing posts recently, mostly on social media, but a few here on BP as well, where the posters are reacting almost with glee that we may finally be heading toward a dip in real estate so they can c...
James W.
Hi, new slumlord here. General advice request.
Hey BP!Say you have a duplex that you paid $60k for.Rental income is $1000/month. ($500 upper / $500 lower), property taxes ~2500, insurance ~$600, no major expenses on my end, utilities all in tenants name.Basement h...
Amber Gonion
St. Paul follows Minneapolis lead in limiting landlord rights
A little heads up from our local realtor association “The City Council on June 3 postponed a public hearing and vote on the SAFE Housing Tenant Protections, which would mandate several measures meant to protect tenant...
Jacqueline Blue
Would you do a 2 year lease for you first ever rental?
My husband and I are renting out first place (yay!). We have a few people lined up to see the place. But one of the best potential tenants on paper asked if we would do a 2 year lease for a slightly reduced rent. they...
Lauren Pitts
Robust Vacation Rental Software
I have seen this question come up many times for the affordable end. I am currently using Smartbnb. I am looking at the bigger software packages such as Hostawy, Kigo, Streamline, or VRM because I am scaling and need ...
Sara C.
How to handle issue with Flip project POST SALE
Having an issue with a past buyer that's making my blood pressure go up. Would love any feedback.We flipped a house that was a full gut renovation (hoarder, cat house) and sold it last May (pics here). The buyer was n...
Lawrence Moore
Mortgage vs Owning outright
Just out of curiosity, how many of all your properties do you have a mortgage on and how many do you fully own? Mainly talking to buy & hold people, but flipping would also be welcomed, and really any type of REI ...
Roger King
LOI's - What do you guys put in them?
Hi - I, too am transitioning from SFH to apartment buildings, and would like to see what kinds of LOI's are out there.
What language, due diligence exits, and other concerns are you using in your offers? Actual exam...