Francisco Milan
How were you staying busy in the 2008 recession ?
Hello Everyone,
Wanted to ask the professionals of this forum who have been around for a few crashes, how were you staying busy in the 09 recession ? What did you focus on to serve your clients and get closings ? Wha...
Andrew Rinne
Landlord breach of contract in Northern California. How do we proceed?
Hello all,
My girlfriend is doing her Master's degree at San Jose State University in the Bay Area of Northern California.
She moved into a house where all the rooms are rented out to different students...
Aaron Mazzrillo
Austin Market Outlook
I received this email from an agent in Austin. Not going to credit him due to the data not being his, but just a regurgitation of what he heard;I was fortunate to have lunch last week with Mark Sprague, chief economis...
Neil DiMuccio
Newbie from Boulder, Colorado
Hello BP Community!My name is Neil and I picked up Brandon's "The Book on Rental Property Investing" yesterday from the bookstore, which is how I learned about this community. I thought I'd drop by and say hello as I ...
N.A N.A
Having trouble at new leased apartment (Any input will be much appreciated)
In the last week of November my girlfriend and I walked through a brand new apartment and instantly fell in love with it. Everything is brand new (appliances, hardwood floors, etc). We asked the landlord the normal...
Nancy Curran
Dilemma: Should I let commercial tenant expand?
6 unit, 1 commercial space, 5 apartments. 3 units in front, 3 in back. The commercial space is rented to a restaurant on the first floor. Owner of restaurant wants to break through to the apartment in the back of his ...
Eli M.
students housings in Philadelphia vs section 8
my dear Philadelphia investors.I have a question to all of you. If we were to compare rentals for student housings in Philly vs section 8 tenants, what would you say are the pros and cons of each?Thank you all in adv...
John Gach
Can’t remove tenant NYS
So I live in Buffalo New York. My rental property I purchased in august last year, it’s my first one, it came with this low income tenant that was getting social services and a housing agency to pay his rent.The rent...
Susan M.
evictions and security deposits
Hello,I had to evict a tenant because of excessive noise (all the neighbors complained), having a cat and a dog in the unit which was not allowed under the terms of the lease, and for allowing her friend and her frien...
Nazimcan S.
How I FAILED but actually SUCCEEDED in New York City
It's about 11pm, at this slightly inappropriate hour the seller's broker wants to know if I can close or not. With Brandon Turner's book "The Book On Rental Property Investing" in one hand, I'm thinking about a last m...