Meghan McCallum
What is your best advice for turning a building "green"
Hello everyone!I am closing on a 20 unit building and my goal is to make it as "green" as possible. It currently has 7 vacant units, it is a 1928 brick building with a flat roof. So, I am looking for any and all of th...
Account Closed
What would you do? Potential renter with a felony.
We put our home on Zillow/FB Marketplace/Avail about 10 days ago. I've gotten a lot of interest, but no follow through. A potential renter wanted to see the house but asked to fill out the application first. I thought...
Matt Higgins
60 minutes homeless crisis ideas for Seattle
Just watched the 60 minutes special on the homeless crisis. Very concerning when you realize that we are part of the problem. To keep our business profitable we absolutely have to screen tenants for felony’s, rental...
Mindy Jensen
Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...
Andrew M.
Am I crazy to want to leave CA?
I live up in the Bay Area, have a nice job and a wonderful house, but still with a wife and two young kids, feels like you can't get ahead here because its so expensive. Also hard to do any real estate investing when...
Tyler C.
The struggle is real...
Hi! I’m a recent grad (kinda-c/o2016) & I want to buy a duplex in Milwaukee,WI. My plan is to rent out one unit and live in the other. Between student loans, bills and just adulting, it would take me years to comf...
Rochelle Duong
Newbie interested in out-of-state Investing
Hello there!I'm currently looking to get my foot in the door regarding investing out of state. I currently live in a very expensive market (Los Angeles, CA), and recently just paid off all my student loans, have a sta...
Richard Wilson
I feel like now is the time ... but am I ready?
I have lurked BP for a few years, posted a few times over the last two years, always with some form of trepidation of entering the real estate market .... I really do believe now is the time, but ****, I don't even kn...
Tim Sipowicz
BRRRR method and a first time Investor
I’ve taken the deep dive into REI about a month and have been consumed with information ever since. I’m looking to purchase my first property within the coming months and the BRRRR strategy has really stuck out to me ...
Tammie Welch
Tenant Late on the Rent
Good Morning,We have a tenant that stated they will be late with their rent for June. They asked if they can pay $400 on the 1st and remainder $475 by the 15th of June. She didn't mention paying the late fees of $50...