Brandi Klein
Newbie from Ottawa, Illinois
Hello everyone,
My name is Brandi Klein. I am a local truck driver in Ottawa looking to get into the real estate world with a couple rental properties. I have has some job losses in the past causing me to not have th...
Danny Randazzo
Market and Purchase Criteria to Help Your Business
With the unrest in Washington about reform or taxes, we don’t really know what’s going to happen. I don’t spend time watching the news or listening to people who don’t have experience in what they are talking about. B...
Lori Pyne
First short term vacation rental
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $620,000
Cash invested: $125,000
Life goal to retire in Yosemite. Purchased with plan to live in permanently but cu...
Melissa Faraias
Recommendations to seal exterior brick and advice needed
Hello BP community, I am currently rehabbing my second rental and the house was built in 1979. Water was seeping into the house through holes in the exterior brick after a heavy rainstorm. My contractor sealed the hol...
Patrick Russell
Debt pay down with 401k
Hello, I have a primary residence and about $10k in bad debt (not including car note, student loans and a small medical bill). I have about $5k in a credit card and another $5k in a home improvement loan because I had...
John Barrett
Case Study - Actual Cost of Eviction & Rehab of Unit - In Washington State
I created this post to address a question I get from many other landlords. What if I have do an eviction (and what will it cost)?During the pandemic many landlords in WA State were prevented from evicting problematic...
Jennifer Soelberg
Tenant Wants to Take Toilets that they installed
This may be a question for people specifically in Washington. One of our tenants was on a 2 year lease option with us but decided to back out before the 2 years was up. The tenant is claiming since he installed 2 new ...
John T.
Stressing about rent and tenants
Hey All,New landlord here. I have bought 3 duplexes in the past 2 years. To this point I have been lucky in that no one owes me any money and I haven't had to file for an eviction. On the other hand, I can't stop worr...
Allan Wu
Bonus Units - Can you rent it out?
Hi - I am looking at investing in a true Duplex. The house has a bonus basement unit. Are there concerns with renting out the unit as a 3rd bonus unit?
Augustin G.
Better deal or better neighborhood? First buy owner occupy multi
Just hoping for some input on this. I plan on making my first purchase within 12-18 months, going multi family route with a FHA loan, with my fiancee and I occupying one of the units. My question is, would it be sm...