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Hi all,So I'm starting to get into real estate investing and have come across a problem that I'm sure many of you have had. Basically, whether to buy a house to live in and rent rooms out of or to buy a property somew...
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Hi BP,I have a rental where 4 young women (mid-20's) are renting out my 4-bedroom home in an A/B suburban neighborhood. Several weeks ago, a tenant's vehicle, a BMW, was stolen overnight, and at the same time a neighb...
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Hello BP community,After doing research on real estate investments for quiet sometime, I came to the conclusion that I want to get my feet wet in real estate by investing as a passive investor via a syndication deal s...
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When I first started purchasing houses I had a Realtor find me a lot of deals. Once the houses were renovated I had her put the houses up for Lease on MLS. She would have the prospective tenants run a background check...
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Just curious to see what other people's favorite negotiating tactic is.
Aside from not needing to buy and having a seller that needs to sell (this is a position rather than a tactic anyway), my favorite tactic is to ...
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I'm considering building an ADU on my property (I have confirmed the zoning), but was looking for advice and help amongst my peers. Foremost I was looking for reliable contractors, and secondly, any advice from those...
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Hey BP just looking for more information about turnkey deals. I'm in the military so I am moving a lot and have limited time off to travel back and forth to visit properties and do landlording myself so I've determine...
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Hey everyone. I'm sure at some point, the majority of you have had to deal with depression. Sometimes, it can be completely debilitating and throws me off my groove for months at a time. Let's be honest, shoving my...
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I don't know if I'm asking for advice or just seeing if anyone is in a similar situation. The good news is this is a first world problem. The bad news is I live this first world life so even though it's not like I'm g...
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Hey BPZillow seems like it could be a very useful tool for searching for real estate and gleaning a blind estimate for locations value and rental income.My question is, just how accurate are these "Zestimates"? Especi...