Rob Lehmann
Received Discrimination Complaint! Now what?!
I own a 3-family property in Massachusetts and use a property manager to handle nearly everything since I am currently out of the country. I've used this particular manager for 2+ years now and haven't received any co...
Michael Lauther
House is on fire
Just got a call , its 11.33 pm on the east coast and one of my properties is on fire. The tenant called me and she just returned home with her two young children and everyone is safe. The house is in Dayton Ohio and I...
Avery Carl
Airbnb to Contribute $250M to Hosts Affected by COVID 19
Wanted to share this with you guys as Airbnb is finally giving the hosts a break on the extenuating circumstances policy enacted this month in relation to COVID 19. In a nutshell, they are giving hosts 25% of what we ...
Erik B.
Key differences in 1-4 units vs. 5-12 units
Been looking at OOS small multifamily properties and I'm curious what the not so obvious differences are. What does one need to know when looking at a 6 unit building as opposed to a 4 unit? What changes when a buildi...
Leonard Rybak
Recent issues with mortgage broker
Hi everyone, just wanted opinions of this community. I have done 3 deals using a mortgage broker recommended to me by a real estate agent (who I no longer utilize) This mortgage broker was a little shakey on the fir...
Mike Jebo
New BP Member from Toronto, Ontario
HI EVERYONE! I’d like to introduce myself to the BP community.I'm a young realtor and investor that lives in Vaughan, Ontario. I’ve been licensed and practicing full time for a few years now in the Greater Toronto Are...
David Lutz
The Myth of Cashflow – and understanding how to reserve properly and model.
Let me start by saying I am all in on RE. I have an MBA, spent years learning about RE before I pulled the trigger. And when I did, I bought 5 houses worth over $1M in 18 months with only $100K of my own money. So I f...
J Scott
Commercial Liability Policy
I'm having a heck of a time getting a commercial liability policy for me and my business, and I'm looking for provider suggestions (or any suggestions, for that matter)...
First, I've never had a commercial...
David P.
Tenant threatens to withhold rent?
Just came across a late night call with one of my tenants. His family has been living there over a year and I would consider them good tenants. They warned me before that the front tenants dogs (pitbulls) are sometime...
John Carbone
Warning for STR Pumpers
I’ve mentioned over the past few years to be careful how you pump and promote short term rentals to people in search of real estate. As I said before, when people take loses, they file lawsuits at anyone associated.Di...