So we have a very nice SFH that rents for a premium in a very nice neighborhood. We vetted the couple that moved in last year. Everything has been going fine, hell, they pay rent two months ahead every other month. Th...

Hello! My name is Ben aka Poke_Investor. I am from the great state of Oklahoma (Moore, OK). I am 26 years young. I have an electrical engineering degree from Oklahoma State University (go Pokes!). I work for the g...

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One of my least favorite tasks is checking out prospective tenants. At the level I rent at, I don't have the luxury of just running their credit and looking at their FICO. With rare exceptions ( c...

Here is a scan of my closing costs. I know a lot of those are legit, but the settlement charge seems really high, and also the survey. And the Document preparation fee, seems BS. I am already paying for real estate a...

how do you get your houses ready for rent/flip?

do you hire a company? we have been getting the houses ready for tenants by spending a lot of time cleaning outselves. frankly, i do not want to make my wife do it anym...

Listsource is something I've heard a few times on BP podcasts. Today I registered to use it and built up a list of absentee owners using some of the criteria. I'm wondering how much success others have had using lists...

Networking is constantly being touted as a key component to success.  Its free, it can be fun, you learn a ton... but what if you arent currently living in the area you plan to invest in. Should you still network and ...

I was told by a lady working at the courthouse today that it is illegal to use the information for self gain.  She did not even ask what my purpose was except that I can look up the probates by last name in the databa...

I started buying rentals post college as passive income.  I started looking into the Homevestors franchise and now own two 8 months into the business (Tampa & Pensacola).  I've started off focusing on wholesaling ...

Hello BP,My name is Brandon. I've been in B2B sales for roughly seven years.  Since I became a homeowner 4 years ago my interest in real estate has grown. I've been around real estate for a while now, my dad is a reti...