Franck Brichet
Building a house to turn it into an Airbnb?
Hi,I am new to BP and this is my first post. Here we go: My wife and I have an opportunity to buy an old lake house at the lake of the Ozarks for 60K. It’s in a desirable location. Our idea is to buy it, bulldoze it, ...
Eli Rollins
How to advertise student rentals?
Hey all! I live near a nursing school and was thinking about doing a house hack \ student rental type of thing where I rent by the room but I was wondering how I would go about advertising the property? And how would ...
Ben Allison
Getting started in the greater Chicago-land area
Hello BP! My name is Ben Allison and I am a 24 year old aspiring real estate investor from Batavia, IL. I have spent the last 2 years playing baseball at the professional level and now looking to begin investing! I c...
Jeremy Clark
Am I missing something?
I’ve been analyzing deals and everything in my area seems to have such a low profit per door once I factor all the expenses and the mortgage and I feel like I could potentially be more conservative but dont want to ta...
Frank Wolter
Government Cheese to 144 doors, 4m. clear unleveraged properties
I grew up in a poor environment. I use to move a lot and the only thing I had was my handicapped mother. I had no family but her. Then she married an abusive husband when I was ten. Things just got worse. He would bea...
David Bunyea
Unruly leaseback tenants
So, I recently purchased a new house. My plan is to move into it and lease out the house we're currently in. It is my first time being a landlord.The sellers of the new house requested a leaseback for 10 days after cl...
Kyle Sorrels
Kyle - New, striving-to-be, investor from Salem, Indiana
Good morning everyone! After joining the site about a month ago and listening to nearly all of the BP podcasts I'm here to introduce myself. As the subject line shows, I'm Kyle and I'm from Salem Indiana, a small ...
Austin Powell
Tips for First REI/House Hack Deal
Hello,
I am beginning the hunt for my first property. I've had my ear against the door of REI for a few years now and I'm finally ready (within the next 12 months or so) to dive in. The main goal is of course to omit...
Ken P.
Closed on #27 buy & hold
We closed Friday afternoon on property #27! The latest addition to the portfolio we've built up over the past 5 years is a 600 sq ft condo apartment in a complex where my wife and I already own many units. In this b...
Nicholas Zeiler
Requiring Renters Insurance......And Enforcing it.
Hello folks.I own only one duplex for now but plans to grow soon. I want to include language in my lease requiring my tenants to posses an active renters insurance policy as well as indemnify and hold harmless the lan...