James Rodgers
Success with previously evicted tenants? Anyone?
Has ANYONE out there actually had a successful experience with tenants who have had an eviction previously?I pre-screen my tenants by saying "Total household income has to be 3x rent, no pets, smokers or evictions."Th...
John West
How do I get 30 year term?
I get why 30 year loans are best, and I'm not posting to debate that. I'm trying to achieve it.
I've called 10 different banks mostly small or local credit unions. I can't find anyone who gives 30 year loans. I'm pur...
Erik Nizenkoff
Seller Refusing to provide Phase I ESA
Hi, I've been lurking on the forums for awhile, but this is my first time posting.I'm currently 14 days into a 60 day escrow on the purchase of a commercial property in California. This would be our first commercial...
Vivan Bhalla
New to RE-Bay Area investing question - Cashflow vs appreciation?
Hi Everyone,I have been reading the book on Rental Property investing by Brandon Turner and it is helping me a lot. Brandon always mentions that appreciation is like gambling and a speculation. We should not buy any p...
Ryan Ray
Facebook Ads Help and info
Hey BP,
I have spent a lot of time, effort, and energy learning how to use Fb ads efficiently in my business. I am about to launch my first campaign looking for motivated sellers. Who has used Fb ads? Have you had s...
Joshua Howaniec
Construction companies have poor presence on BP
I was just going through some of the construction companies in Indianapolis, for my own related work purposes, clicking on links and such. I found a lot of the links go nowhere and or the phone numbers are no longer s...
John Fedro
How many individual mobile homes can you "buy/sell" per year before getting a MH retailers license? (Find out here)
Hi friends,
I have noticed that most folks on the forum here at BP are very concerned about not breaking the Fed laws that many people under-look state licensing requirements.
Below is a list of the requirements fro...
Morgan Klein
Tenant wants vape clause removed in contract.
I have a new tenant that wants to vape. My PM has a no smoking/no vaping clause in her contract, and he (tenant) wants the vaping part removed. Does anyone have any experience with tenants that vape? Will vaping ca...
Account Closed
Obama Fiddled While the oil gushed out.
So why did his administration take 12 days to take the gulf oil spill seriously and do something?
I thought Obama was suppose to be an environmentally friendly president. Can you imagine if this happened during the...
Tandi H.
Problem tenant demands to speak to my attorney, how to respond?
We recently purchased a property with two inherited tenants. One of them is a "problem tenant". The previous owner said they were going to terminate the month-to-month lease if they hadn't sold the property to us. ...