Victor Mondragon
The Highs and Lows of my First Week as an AirBnB Host
Howdy BP Family, I feel as though I have gained a year of experience worth of being an AirBnB host in a week. For over a year I have been working on building a garage apartment in my backyard in the Houston Heights n...
Devin Haertling
Charging tenants late fees
I self manage 6 SFR. With my first lease I started with a flat $50 fee if rent wasn't paid before the 7th of the month at 9pm. A tenant took advantage of that and now pays at the end of every month but I get an extr...
Jason F
Discouraged Buyers
Do you think the current market will have a lasting effect on the way the general public views purchasing a home?
It seems that after losing a home to foreclosure or having to negotiate a short sale would leave peopl...
Jason Sherrod
Finding opportunities in the note investing space
How does one identify trends and opportunities in the note industry? I've been reading articles and searching Google but nothing of significance comes up. How does one go about finding data? Is there a national financ...
Jack B.
Tenant has unauthorized pets, but already moving out
TL;DR: do I charge them the non refundable pet fee of $400 in their final months rent or take it out of their deposit when they leave? They've been a problem tenant as of late...They rented from me for 3 years (yep, I...
Devan R.
HOA Provision States - Can't Rent
We are residents of Florida and preparing to move into a new home mid June. We currently live in a townhome which is in my wife name solely. (She purchased it before we got married). I guess we should have asked th...
Bobby Walters
Tenant provides deposit to hold unit. Backs out. Advice?
A question for you veteran landlords....
I have a very nice condo that is highly sought after by prospective tenants. I had someone who wanted the unit, and called me stating that he wanted to lease it, and would b...
Danielle Dickens
70,000 Heloc... now what?!
Hello All, I recently closed on a 70,000 Heloc on my primary residence and I have about 15,000 in savings as well. I would use the Heloc for a down payment. My goal is to BRRR but I’m struggling to find a deal where...
Thomas Staub
What’s happening in the Cleveland real estate market?
Anyone have any insight on the things happening in Cleveland? Set for doom or on the rebound?
Jay Mitiguy
First potential deal
Hey BP,So I received my first lead today from a very small probate mailing. I sent out 6 letters to estate executors and got one back already! That's a 17% response rate! Not bad so far...Anyways, I'm visiting the pro...