James Smith
Next Steps after First Duplex
Hey everyone! A little background. My name's James and my wife, dog and I are currently househacking a duplex in Manheim, PA on an fha loan. 1st floor is 2bd 1 ba for $825 to a family that came on a month to month lea...
Sam Choi
Newbie from Silver Lake, Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA
Hello,My name is Sam Choi. I currently live in Walnut, CA near Diamond Bar. I would love to get into real estate. Currently, my dad has 1 4-unit property. So I would really like acquire some properties of my own. I wo...
Ursula B.
After Almost 10 Years as a Landlord...
...I finally had to evict my first Tenant. I've threatened eviction before, even filed the documents and had a court date, but have never made it to the hearing before now. These tenants were placed by a former prope...
Julie Marquez
Lawn Care on a SFR
I have a nice little 3/2 SFR in a B neighborhood that rents for $1450. The current tenants, three young men, are not very focused on the yardwork - the mowing of the large front and back yards and wedding of the grave...
Joseph Belgrad
Liability if VRBO tenant injured on my property
My partner rents out her family's vacation home on VRBO. She got a message a few days ago that said:"Also, not sure the last time you saw the property but the back deck has exposed nails on the boards - my husband ste...
Amul Sutaria
Parents' Home Equity
Hello Friends!
I'm brand new to BP, and I'm excited to get feedback from you all on how I can start my REI journey!
Basically, my parents are retired (engineer and doctor) and own their home. Its no...
Justin Valadez
How Marriage Affects Your Real Estate Goals
Hello all,This is my first time posting on a blog so bear with me. Mainly I’m just looking for some second opinions from some individuals who have been in my current life situation or similar to. I would appreciate an...
Ben Leybovich
Furnished Units in an Apartment Complex
Think of it this way:If stabilized operations presume 5% physical vacancy, then if you could squeeze 2x the income from 5% of the units in the community, you could effectively "erase" the entire 5% vacancy.This is the...
David Medina
Life has gotten in the way
So last year I really got seriously interested in learning about real estate investing. I was put to this site by a realtor who I now call a friend. from then to now, my place of work was sold to a much larger company...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (End of Year Summary)
Economic Update
(End of Year Summary)
Before we started getting sick, we had TIME — time to meet, to talk and gather, to sing, to cheer and to roar. The minutes in the hour, the days in the week, were luxuries no o...