Jessica Perez Velazquez
Should I sell my first home or rent it?
Hi all! First time homeowner here (since 2020)…I really want to move out of my current home because it is too large for me and my two dogs and I hate cleaning so much space (refuse to pay someone to do it haha)it’s a ...
Shari Posey
Flippers be careful about condo flips
Maybe this is old news in this forum but I've been dealing with quite a few condo flippers that didn't realize that the potential buyers' lenders are going to put up a bunch of roadblocks and it's not going to be as e...
Clemens Georg
New investor looking for guidance to buy first property.
Hello All,I'm excited to be here! I'm currently a Consulting Engineer for a IT company. However, I have been extremely interested in real estate investing over the past month or so. My goal is to create passive income...
Chaim Tarkieltaub
Short Term Rental Self Management
Hi BP Fam!
I'm starting to self manage my STR and had a few questions:
1) Should I have my own guest agreement aside from Airbnb/VRBO etc.... guest agreement? If yes, where can I find a template and how/when do I ha...
Ashley Wolfe
Open House for a rental and other Tenant-Attracting Strategies
Hey folks,I have been re-reading The Essential Guide for Landlords by Karen Rittenhouse. She suggests holding open houses for rentals as well as a bunch of other free things (Craigslist, etc.) to attract applicants. ...
Jeffrey Page
How find market rent in the Baltimore / Baltimore county area?
Hey,I’m a newbie to real estate in the Baltimore area and I’m trying to figure how to get a ballpark number for rents. What are good resources to get accurate rents?I have my first property under contract right now......
Salvador Fernandes
Rare Listing. Want to sale for More
Hi all and thanks in advance. Im talking to a landlord that owns a property in a neighborhood where homes dont really sale for approximately $3-400k than what they are looking to get. Why? because has converted the re...
Rico See
Trouble getting qualified applicants
I have a vacant single family home in the Memphis area. I'm having trouble getting qualified applicants for it. I have two applicants: one does not have any credit, the other passes a credit score qualification. The...
Lauren Milam
When should I start marketing unit?
Hello! Newbie here.We have a unit going vacant March 30th and we are looking for tennants to start a lease May 1st. We have never “turned over” a unit so we want that month (April) to do some maintenance, ect. My que...
Terry Fox
Sharing latest Cape Coral experience finding a new tenant
Hi BP,
I am in process of turning over one of my rentals in SW Cape Coral as the current tenant is moving out to buy a new home (also in Cape Coral).
The basics: The home is a 3/2/2 built in 2000 in SW Cape Coral...