Mike Shemp
Need Advice- My sister in law is living with a roommate who is physically abusing her
Hello BP Community,I will try and keep this post as short as I can, but ultimately I'm looking to ask the landlord and legal experts in this community about any advice that can be given to my sister-in-law about the s...
Eric Furst
Property Manager styles
I'm under contract on an out of state property, so I'm looking into property managers in the area. The companies I'm looking into seem to have three different ways of addressing maintenance issues. 1- Some of the comp...
Matthew Hartzel
Getting My Foot in the Door
Hey everyone. I'm currently studying Econ at UCLA, but will be graduating in about a year. I wanted to reach out to the BP community and see what some of you did while in college (or just simply prior to investing) th...
Glenn Cheshire
Unemployed siblings & liability in a house that I share ownership
I am looking for help regarding a house that I am 1/7th owner. Both of my parents are deceased, and I now share ownership in their house with my three brothers and three sisters. The house was never in great shape and...
Mike Lynch
Home Inspector Problems?
Hi,My Sister and I are selling my Mother's home, due to her passing away last Sept. My Sister does not want to rent the home. She does not want to hear about keeping it. She just wants rid of it. So, it will be sold.A...
Paul Farley
Need Input - Should I rent my home
I am attempting to plan the next steps of my life. There are a couple different strategies that I am listing below. I would appreciate your opinion, but without too much bias with this being a Real Estate investing si...
Jon Waters
Buying Property with a non-paying family tenant? How to handle?
A motivated seller called me and wants to sell his small 600 sq. ft. home within a couple months. He says it's renting for $800 a month.
I go look at it, seems fine..
I meet with them later in the day and find out t...
Michael Lauther
need ideas to keep from selling family home
We recently Inherited Our family home in Bethpage NY. There are 4 grown children that will share equally in the estate that consists of the residence worth approx. 320,000 to 350,000 and 20,000 in government bonds...
Jared Cauffield
It's a Family Affair - Self Directed IRA & Selling to My Sister
Hi BP!I am looking at some deals in my hometown in Ohio and these being my first deals in this area after having success in other areas my family is looking to be more involved.1) My parents would like to invest in so...
Charlotte Edwards
How to structure a deal with partner who will do the work?
I'm going to be buying a rental but am not in the area nor do I know much about buying/fixing/selling houses. I have the money and will be keeping the property in my name.My sister is the one who will, in all likeliho...