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Relaxing on my couch on Wednesday evening and my property manager calls. This is unusual and she has some bad news. In our newly acquired 4-unit building, one of the tenants smelled gas and called the gas company. ...
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I am currently looking for my first deal in real estate investing and have been wondering what ways I can expand or grow my real estate portfolio. I want to start with the mindset of growing my real estate investments...
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I am a Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and surrounding area) investor and just made my first venture into Texas in the 76131 zip with 4 bed 2 bath SFH. Did a total gut rehab inside and the house is quite nice. But after on...
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My tenant is requesting a 5 year lease. I was originally going to increase rent by 3% per year. Because they want to sign for 5 years, which will reduce vacancy costs, I should probably reduce the annual rent increas...
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Hi BP nation.
I only have 1 property and I am relatively new to landlording. My tenants have sent checks on time every month. Usually arriving no later than the 28th each month.
It's the 2nd and the mail man just ca...
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I have been getting leads that are super thin for a flip or a wholesale, but for a buy and hold they are not terrible. I was wondering if there was a angle to sell a subject to deal. Here is the scenario... The prop...
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So, there's a new flip show on TV. "Flipping Vegas." The show follows a flipping "expert" bumble his way through rehabs in the Vegas market.
His attitude reminds me of Armando Montelongo. Very angry towards his cont...
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I was in a situation today where $100 bought me a nice 5* review on AirBnB. Basically, a guest was pissed about something stupid. Not my fault at all but that doesn't really matter when it comes time to leave their ...
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I have a duplex I am trying to refinance. I purchased and rehabbed it, using a short term loan. I now need to refinance to a longer term loan. A local bank initially seemed interested. It cash flowed with just one ten...
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I use a property management company, and they used two vendors for snow removal at my house (short one-car driveway, small amount of sidewalk in Omaha, NE). Between Jan 23 and Mar 2, I'm being charged almost $1700 for...