Ron Riojas
New member from Brazoria County, Texas
Hello Everyone,
I'm new to the BP community and am excited to get back into the REI business. I started out with a sfh that I rented for a couple years before I leased to own the unit which helped finance a n...
Christine Johnson-Sundby
Mistake talking to previous landlord
Hi BP!I just wanted to share a mistake I just made. I was checking references, as everyone should! I spoke to the prospective tenant's current landlord. I asked how much he was charging and he asked me the same. I...
Dustin Montaie
First House Hacking Tips
Hi BP Family,
I have a question regarding House Hacking. I will be house Hacking my first property coming up in the next 2 months, and wanted to ask all the successful house hackers out there for any tips to succes...
Andy LaVoy
How to Rase Rent on a Good Commercial Tenant?
I had an eviction 2 in a commercial space ($900/mo) followed by about 6 months of vacancy. That really hurt, and I was desperate to get a new tenant in, so I rented to them on a 1 year deal for $600/mo while they trie...
Rob Lee
Best places to get a mortgage
I'm still learning about financing and I'm in need of advice. Where should I get a mortgage from for investment properties and which type of mortgages should I use? I will not be living in the properties so any mortga...
Gualtiero Piccinini
high maintenance tenant with mice
A Section 8 tenant in a SFH says she's seen mice activity for several months. The lease states that the tenant is responsible for the cost of pest control. Nevertheless, I put bait and bait stations in and around the ...
Kari Morales
All cash offer questions
I was just lost out on another property I was trying to buy. My agent told me that although my offer was higher, I was beat by an all cash offer. This has been repeatedly happening to me. My agent told me that some p...
Randy Bearden
Trouble getting offers accepted lately.
This is my first post, please bear with me. I’ll try not to make a total idiot out of myself.
A little about myself. I retired from a career with a transportation company after 38 years of service in June of 2011....
Thomas Keigwin
Flex Spacing New Build
Good Evening!
Looking for some general advice on getting into a Flex Space new build deal within the Southeast. Where to start? What are some realistic numbers on upfront $$, creative financing, carrying costs, e...
Steve S.
How would you handle a tenant saying there's a wasp nest?
This is something I think they should handle themselves. How would you handle it?