Abdi Muya
In desperate need of guidance
I first joined bp nearly a year ago as a way to just start and see what I can learn. I had plenty of questions with no real plan in mind or even resources for that matter. Since then, I’ve basically stayed off the web...
Alex Johnson
Nightmare Tenant + Covid19 = No rent, no evictions, harassment
HELP! **I know its long, but please read**
My step brother and I bought a 2 family home in MA, in a great location. We both work from home, and live in the top unit. Our tenant is a 61 year old woman, and lives in...
Ryan Tongue
Finding "red flags" on older property listings.
Hi all, quick question today.I've been looking at a few older property listings while searching for a buy-and-hold rental property in Michigan. I'm aware that I should be watching out for "red flags" on these older pr...
Mary El
Dumb? move - Jerry Norton's 10K Club
Hey BP community, I need your help. I signed up for (yup I paid $1,000) for Jerry Norton's 10K Club. I won't go into all the details here about why I think it was a mistake after spending 5 hours with the system but I...
John Lubin
Shouldn't Prop Manager handle eviction?
My property manager is saying an eviction will cost ~$1000 for a lawyer. Shouldn't the property manager handle the eviction process themself, otherwise, what am I really paying them for? Tenant paid last month ~ 20 ...
Amie D.
Bad Start or Bad PM?
Hi All,I had posted about a year ago about tenants brought in by a new property manager. It seemed to take them a long time to rent the property and I had a bad feeling about these tenants from the start. This was bec...
Ross Bernard
Trust No One (when it comes to contractors...)
I found an HVAC tech online who had 64/64 five-star reviews on Google Maps. There was nothing but praise for him, so I gave him a shot. He diagnosed my problem as a faulty control board. He quoted me $700 for the boar...
Nancy Roth
Should I kick them out?
A 3/1 townhouse I own in Baltimore was trashed by a Section 8 tenant who moved out at the end of 2016. I spent more than I expected getting it back in shape. Then had difficulty renting it for several months, for vari...
Adam Galal
Problems with my property Management
I recently closed on my 1st property in Cleveland and it has been a nightmare dealing with the property management company I hired. They haven't been able to rent it out claiming that I am asking for too much rent and...
Rey Gonzalez
Have funds, but need advice
New investor here. I am in the process of finishing my basement to rent out, which I guess is one way to house hack, but I am looking to do more. I have available funds (150k-200k), and I'm spending time analyzing dea...