John Yanko
Foundation cracks & repairs
Looking at a potential foreclosure property, backyard of house is on a slight decline, as is all the other 5 houses in a row. There are several cracks throughout the exterior of the house, some have even been tuck poi...
Charlie Moore
Name a time you kept MOST or ALL of a tenants security deposit
- Normal wear and tear is something I have trouble defining, I often have to pay 300-900.00 to get the home "rental Ready " again.- Have you EVER held onto a full deposit? Can you explain the context and situation
Alex Place
Renting with no security deposit or dividing the security deposit into rent
I own a few rental properties and had a question that I wanted to run by you all. My wife and I own a small real estate investment company and while our goal is to make a living off this company, we don't want to do i...
Amir B.
Over Paying a Contractor during a pending sale
Hello Everyone,I wondered how other investors have dealt with being taken advantage of or overpaying for real estate services.I appreciate any help you can provide.Amir
Account Closed
Is my property manager ripping me off !!!!!!
Hi Fellow BP’s I have struggled with the following question for the past two years I’m I getting ripped off by my property manager. I purchased 6 rental properties a few states away three years ago and...
Jen Bastian
Tampa Bay Bound
Hello BP! I'm a new real estate investor getting ready to relocate to the Tampa Bay area to flip houses with my husband. We've never been to the area so any suggestions or thoughts on up and coming neighborhoods that ...
Mike Nelson
Finding a general contractor for first rehab...
Over the past couple of months my partner and I have came very close to actually going through with a rehab. Well last night my realtor told me about a property that his family member was selling and was willing to en...
Tae C.
What To Do With Code Violation Post-purchase??
Hello all,I have had a property since August 2017 that’s been undergoing a slow rehab. A month or so ago, I received a letter in the mail from the county informing me that there is a code violation for all sorts of r...
Chris Frydenlund
European moving to Austin, TX looking for home (130K-170K) in Austin area
Hey BP-members!
I'm a young man from Copenhagen, Denmark in Europe. My American wife and I are planning to move to Austin with our newborn. She's from Houston, TX, but I have convinced her to move to Austin, TX.
We ...
James G.
Market Crashes... What's the Big Deal?
Hi BP. If I have a rental property (Let's say a 4plex) and the market crashes, what's the big deal? Won't I still have my tenants in there paying my rent every month, thus I'll still be getting equity in the property?...