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Andres Piedra Tenant paying full year rent in one payment
10 September 2020 | 57 replies

I have an applicant who has just ok credit (average) but had a few late payments on last lease due to something or other. He told me a story, but I generally don't invest in "stories". However, he said to make up for ...

Christian Johnston Nervous about closing on this property
15 April 2020 | 24 replies

I’m in San Diego. My goal with purchasing a property is to reduce my rent to 2k or less/month while starting my real estate portfolio.  I plan to hold the property indefinitely and to eventually refinance it for a dow...

Jake Berwind I need to know the good AND THE BAD!!!!
3 January 2019 | 40 replies

I'm thinking about putting my house up for "lease to own" and then just renting a house to actually live in. I have heard about all the reasons why I SHOULD do it, but I know there are some horror stories out there th...

Rick Bassett Tenant screening uncovered DUI's, jail time etc
14 June 2014 | 62 replies

Hi All,

Looking for a sanity check here with a potential tenant.

He called on a property, loved it with 2 minutes of walking through it (almost no one loves this property as it has a strange floor plan) and emailed...

Michael Swan Donald Trump Changed My Paradigm!!
23 January 2017 | 38 replies

I am posting this here as GAME CHANGER for me.  It is better placed here in success stories, instead of elsewhere because If I can do this, you can too! I mean this from the bottom of my heart. I read about Donald Tru...

Kim Hopkins Battle of the Inflation VS Return Math
12 November 2022 | 28 replies

I recently listened to a podcast interview with a very accomplished and intelligent syndicator. He said that the annual return you anticipate for your investors needs to be at least equal to the rate of inflation in o...

Andrew Chime Are STR Recession proof
6 February 2023 | 41 replies

I've been getting mixed answers about STR during a possible recession. Is it smart to buy in 2023 and 2024 despite the status of the economy? 

Fred Stevenson what to do after you've used up your ten fannie and freddy loans?
16 November 2016 | 60 replies

So for those investors that have accumulated 20 + homes, I'm curious how you continued to get your financing after you used up your ten personal loans.  Did you start using commercial loans to buy your properties afte...

Matthew Kalifeh Great cities for starting investors
13 January 2024 | 42 replies

Hello BP,I am currently an undergrad student with 2.5 semesters left (Finance Major RE Minor) I have read many books and have listened to many podcasts on RE investing so my mind has been set to do this for a while no...

David S. When is enough enough? How many homes does one need!?
13 June 2020 | 184 replies

Perhaps I have an inner socialist I’m not aware of, but I have to ask the community, when is enough enough as it pertains to number of units owned?How often they ask on the podcasts “where are you going from here?” An...