Yingchun Li
Rental property renovation questions
Hi, dear landlords on BP!!! I am going to close my first BRRRR house this month and will start the renovation next month. The strategy for this house is for rent for a few years then sell it or maybe just keep it as a...
Noah Bacon
HOA dues increased 98% YOY!
This morning the HOA on one of my properties located in Colorado Springs informed the owners of a "Special Meeting Notice" to ratify an amended 2024 HOA budget due to an unexpected high insurance renewal. I reviewed t...
Vanessa Deluca
FSBO Realtor Broker Question
Hi. I am revisiting my FSBO and we're chipping away... As mentioned, I have an elderly buyer who walked into a broker (in this case shark) to get info on how to write a contract to purchase FSBO. He of course offered...
Bradley G Fagg
Are landlords really having to drop rents.
I read an Article and it kind of made me think twice about buying a rental property anytime soon. Since I'm new to the game and live in a place called Utah where we live in a bubble that has a 55K unit housing shortag...
Tucker Myers
College Student wanting to get into house hacking in Colorado
I am a college student graduating in December 2023. I have a great job lined up as a financial advisor and will be working under a team as an intern this summer. Once I graduate, or even sooner if possible, I would li...
Matt Carozza
Top three tips for new investors?
As a new investor who has spent the last two years reading, listening, and learning about real estate investing, it's an interesting time to be getting started. I have asked a few investors this question, but with eve...
Todd Krzeminski
Buy and Hold Newbie Accountability Group
Hey everyone!I’ve been a lurker on BP for several months and decided it’s time to get serious. I’m a 39 year old software engineer from Northern Virginia. I’m new to investing, although my wife and I had a rental cond...
James Carlson
Hot take: Personal booking websites for your STR are overrated
Headline says it: The recent emphasis on creating direct-booking sites for your STRs and MTRs is overrated. Prove me wrong.Work/money not offset by savingsThe amount of work -- and money -- to build a site and do prop...
Eric S.
Real Estate Software/Website
Hi all, I'm biding my time until I have enough money to invest in my first property. In the mean time, I'm a software developer by trade so figured I'd try and see if there were any need for new software or websites. ...
Michael Rossi
Guru Scam Words!
I've been around this business long enough to see just about every scammer out there. I've noticed that all of the scammers use certain words: Here's my list:
1. SECRET (the gurus have a secret alright. The secre...