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Kimberly T. Can "having a job" be part of your tenant screening criteria?
24 March 2014 | 19 replies

Hear me out.

Let's say part of your screening criteria is a minimum of 3x rent as income. In CA and some (all?) other states, you cannot discriminate based on source of income. That means if the prospective...

Justin Case Let tenants paint cupoadrs and bathroom?
28 September 2009 | 21 replies

My month to month tenants just asked to paint the cupboards and bathroom at my expense. (taking out of rent)
Their year lease expired two months ago and they will not sign another because they want to stay month to mo...

Account Closed California - Boom or Bust
2 June 2017 | 15 replies

Hello all, I understand real estate cycles are market specific, but I've always been curious about the reference to California as a "boom or bust market." Is the term "boom or bust" simply reference to appreciation go...

Patrick Jacques How much is TOO much social media?
4 May 2015 | 17 replies

As a realtor, being visible on social media is pretty important.  Or so I read.  Seeing as 90% of society has a smart phone glued to their face a majority of the day.But what have you found to be sensible amount of so...

Joshua Durrin Proof of Funds Dilemma - Please Help!
31 December 2015 | 16 replies

I've been taking some aggressive action in my market at the advice of BP and others. I found a property that, when repaired, could be worth conservatively $600k. It's a Victorian style triplex with a 4 bd master u...

Justin Johnson How should I utilize my self directed IRA
15 October 2020 | 12 replies

I have $200,000 I’m thinking of moving to a SDIRA. Can anyone give me some ideas how to capitalize and a good Custodian?

Jonna Weber Mysterious "knock" coming from an interior wall
1 March 2021 | 50 replies

I've had an issue in a condo I manage for a couple of months and after much trial and error, I thought I'd check with BP to see if anyone might have an idea what might be going on.  The condo is a newer unit (2004) on...

Christine Lee Middleton Low Income Housing- Would you Invest?
19 February 2023 | 21 replies

It is apparent that the motivator in real estate investing is gaining financial freedom. Great ROIs are goal….hot up and coming areas are ideal….BUT….how does creating NICE, low income housing (sfr or multi) fit into ...

Jolene Blackbourn How to manage out of state property with no manager
26 November 2023 | 24 replies

I purchased a house a few months ago.  Since that time the manager has not communicated with me, my tenants had no central air all summer and I didn't know and there were many other issues.  My property manager quit l...

Greg G. 30 unit complex or 30 sfr's - What would you choose and why?
18 September 2010 | 27 replies

Given the choice to invest in a 30 unit apt complex or 30 sfr's, which would you choose, and why? Assuming the market is the same, etc...

I want to make sure I'm thinking about everything from sourcing the deal, fin...