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I want to share our recent land lording experience.
Me and my partner acquired a quadplex and have decided to manage the tenants. For one of the empty unit, we have screened the tenant (background check came with no ...
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I'm reading the book on repairs and rehabbing that is recommended by BP. I am not done with the book yet but noticed that estimating repair cost is a detailed and time consuming process. Is there a faster, but accurat...
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new here at BP i hope i found the right forum for this question. I've been collecting rent through Venmo out of convenience and for tracking payments. I would love some feedback on any Cons y'all see in using this pla...
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Hi BP - My primary residence is currently on year 3 of a 15yr mortgage at 3.125%. I'm looking to buy my next home which will be a non home sale contingent purchase. My question is whether it makes sense to refinance m...
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We are having some trouble filling our vacancies here in November and it’s not from lack of interest, it’s from lack of money for the deposit. We are getting a lot of questions and showing request from our marketing i...
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I have a four bedroom 2 1/2 bath almost 3000 square-foot house in a very desirable area of San Antonio. I talked with a short term rental manager that told me the occupancy rate was between 50 and 55%. Is that normal?...
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Looking at possibly starting to have tenants pay rent online. See older post anyone have recommendations and some pro and con insights.
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Hey Guys - what is everyone preferred way of taking rent payment? Only own two units currently, so I don't need a robust system just yet. How should I have my tenants pay me? Up until this point I've just been taking ...
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We self-manage 55 units that we own and are looking to expand. However, we use multiple ways to collect rent, e-sign leases, send applications, record payments. We are wanting something that it can all be done through...
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Has anyone used a DSCR loan? What was your experience? Are they a good option to start out with?