Aline Elad
Mid-Term Rental near a Level1 Hospital in "High Crime" area
Hello all,
My husband and I are new investors. We are looking into purchasing our first mid-term rental about 5mins from a hospital but the crime rate according to neighborhoodscout.com is 32 per 1000 residents which...
Amir Navabpour
Evict tenant now or just wait?
What would you do in this situation: tenant is getting her rent subsidized through an agency (like section 8), her portion is 400/month. The agency pays 800/month. She missed her portion for 2 months so she owes me 8...
Salil J.
Risk tenants moving out or take a lower rent?
Hi BP folks,Looking for some advice here. I acquired a duplex (one 2Bd/1ba, one 3Bd/1ba) in the Holly Hill / Hilltop area near West Frankin Elementary school in April 2021. It came with good long-term tenants who have...
Rishit Shah
Why beginners should focus on networking more than anything else
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Networking in real estate is often the key to success. Most investors, despite what asset class they invest in or business model they ...
Mike McGee
Rently?
Looking for feedback from those using Rently, a lockbox/service which allows prospective tenants to let themselves in to view a property. http://use.rently.com/how-rently-works/Seems a little scary to me. Any horror s...
Angie W.
Personal Safety While Being a Landlord
While most of us who invest in real estate (or anything really) understand the financial risks we are taking - how many of us really stop to think about the potential risk to our personal or families safety?
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Toan Hoang
After Hours Call Center for Property Managment, is it effective?
I work full time and to date have been okay self managing about 13 different units. However I do plan to expand and I am trying to prepare in advance rather than wait for something to happen. With that said I know th...
Thomas Bailey
Which investment type to start with in Utah?
Hi everyone!
I'm ready to take the dive. The plan is to live in this property and renting everything else out... below are my three ideas.
1. Buy a house with a mother in law apartment:
2. Buy a duplex
3 buy a qu...
Nathan Scott
How do you come up with a percentage for vacancies
Hey everybody! Just a quick question for you guys. I’m looking at a property that has 5 units. It’s monthly income is $2,475. Asking price is 150k. I like that it’s well above the 1% rule. I’m still waiting to get the...
Chris Knapp
Flip or rent in a Minnesota deal...
I have a pretty basic scenario I'd like some opinions on... I bought a property in December for 31k, and put 18-20k into rehabbing it. Im debating on flipping it, or renting it. It would rent for $900-$950/m, and my r...