Manas M.
Compensating tenant for broken refrigerator
Hi BP Folks,One of my unit is rented out to a tenant with a refrigerator. Recently, the refrigerator broke down and we got it fixed in about 10 days (the earliest we could get a technician to the house). Now, the tena...
Nathan Witte
New Investor Looking for Advice and Tips Beginning
Hello, my name is Nate Witte. I am 23 years old and am eager to begin my real estate investing journey. I have been listening to podcasts and reading real estate investing books since high school. I know that when it ...
Jackie Lange
The Artificial Housing Recovery
Interesting articles about what's really going on
http://www.theburningplatform.com/2014/02/02/warped-distorted-manipulated-flipped-housing-market/
Looks like house flipping (buy, fix sell rehabbers) wi...
Richard C.
After Kiyosaki and Ramsay, it's time for some substance
Very often we see people on here talk about how they are educating themselves by reading books relating to the real estate and lending industries. And that sounds great, until you realize that mostly they are reading...
AJ Felix
Understanding the numbers
So, I am trying to create a deal in my head to try to understand the numbers and what deals look like in real estate. These are just numbers made up for the sake of understanding and aiding my visual learning needs. J...
Collin Hays
Beware of "land for sale" scams
A fellow contributor here, John Carbone, sent me a link yesterday to a lot for sale in the Smokies. The price certainly seemed reasonable. It so happened that I know the owner of the lot. He is one of our homeowner...
Collin Hays
Are vacation rentals still worth it?
As we return to the post-pandemic pace of supply and demand, investors are beginning to count the cost of operating a vacation rental, and if it is all really worth it. Well written article here. One huge factor not...
Andrew Fudge
Would a college town be certain death to a new investor?
Hello everyone!My friend and I have been tossing the idea around of investing in our college town however I've been having second thoughts regarding the process. I wanted to reach out and ask if any of you have had an...
Bryce Stclair
How I retired at 30 years young! Questions to ask yourself.
First and format let me start out by saying everyones journey to retirement will be different. I feel a lot of people know this but do not take the time to self reflect on it. With that being said let get to it!
I st...
Stephen Sawrie
"real estate professional" designation
so i have read and researched this designation for some time now, and even obtained good info from one of the forums' resident tax experts Steven Hamilton, II, but i am just curious how many out there are actually usi...