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Hey guys, my name is Adam Valenta, I'm a senior at Temple High School! Although I have just started reading up on real estate investing, I feel like this is something that can lead me somewhere (financial freedom). Wh...
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Loved all the insight I have read on this site. Would appreciate any guidance anyone would have. I have a 1B/1.5 bath 1,000 sq ft apartment in the heart of LoHi with spectacular city views that I either need to rent...
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Hello All,
I just mailed the first part of my 6 month long direct mail campaign to absentee owners in three local towns. I sent out 500 “yellow letters†out of my list of 922 to start and received 36 calls so fa...
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I have a place that I am trying to rent out before June 1. I have had it on the market for a little over a week (I know it's a short time), but usually I get a lot of calls and emails of interested people right away....
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Hi BP, was wondering how many people make the switch and not use all there 10 conventional loans and go straight to portfolio? I have 3 properties all in conventional but the process is slow and would like to go fast...
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A recent storm toppled a tree one of our properties. Fortunately no one was injured and the home was not damaged. This property is in another state in a planned community, and under local property management. Our PM p...
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So I have a 750K single family home with an attached but separated MIL apartment above the garage (own breaker, kitchen, washer/dryer, entrance, driveway, parking, etc). The MIL apartment has zero vacancy. I'm now try...
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We all get pretty mad at our tenants from time to time. Hopefully not as mad as the landlord in this ArticleWhats the most mad you have ever been at a tenant?How did you resolve the situation? (Hopefully you didn't sh...
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What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach?
Which one would be a better route to go for a first time investor with no prior experience?
No negative answers or “can’t be done” from naysayers p...
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Hi BP community, any tips for filling vacancies in a market that slows down in winter? I recently wrapped up a renovation on one unit and have another with tenants leaving at the end of December. I have ads up for bot...