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...
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...
Matthew MacDonald
Seller Will Not Negotiate
Good morning from sunny San Diego, Over the weekend I made an offer on an SFR that is currently on the market. The Seller's agent let me know that the Seller rejected my offer, and is not interested in negotiating th...