YiBing T.
Can I get outbid while under contract? Options?
Hello BP Community, I'd like to get your opinion on a situation. I found a property that was marketed for sale while I was on a home inspection of another property just a few doors down the street. I contacted the sel...
Brandon Handel
I need your guys' unbiased feedback on my business name.
Hello everyone, I am looking to start my own rental business and am trying to create my business name right now. My current idea is Handel Housing. Handel is my last name and to me, it sounded catchy. I want other's o...
Izabella W.
Tenant wants to extend 1-2 mos but was late on paying rent
I need some help/advice. These are the highlights... Tenant had bad credit which he explained (540-570); I wanted to rent the apt for the winter so I wrote a 6 month lease and explained we could extend if all goes wel...
Account Closed
FL MORTGAGE BROKER: attach a "LOW JACK" to your LLC name
As a FL Mortgage Broker, Real Estate Investor and Landlord, my advice to investors who are opening new LLCs, is to consider include the word RENTAL(s) in the name of your LLC.Examples:Smith Rental Properties, LLCSunsh...
Account Closed
What would you do in this situation?
I am hoping to get some advice on how to proceed in a situation that is very upsetting to me. I came across a property recently with significant fire damage and an opportunit to puchase it. Being new to this industry ...
Alyssa Lebetsamer
Tenant has a super messy front porch - can I MAKE her clean it?
Hi y'all! So my husband and I are going back and forth on this... one of our tenants uses her front porch area as storage. It is a MESS and is very unsightly. My husband wants to write her an official letter demanding...
Salvatore Giancola
one tenant wants to leave after only 1 month on 3 year contract.
Hey BP members,I am looking for some advice on this matter. I purchased a newly renovated single family home and started screening tenants immediately. 2 friends came together and filled out an application together....
Gwen Fyfe
What would you do in this awkward landlording situation?
I rented out one of my properties a couple months ago. I vaguely remember that I thought there was central air in this one because I had glanced at the thermostat and it had a "cool" option (yeah, they all start to bl...
David Zheng
My biggest deal ever... and it went bust. (sort of)
Hi BP Fam, Previously I mentioned I was onto a large deal that I thought would be an absolute killer. Well...turns out things don't always work out as planned. I'm not happy about the results on this deal that I've be...
Samuel S.
Land Contract - Viable business strategy for buyers?
Hi BP Folks,So I am currently in the process of purchasing my first rental property via Land Contract, and would be so grateful for any advice I could get!Here's the scenario:3 unit property1800 SFBuilt in 1935List pr...