Phillip S.
Upstairs tenant overflowed tub, insurance won't pay
This has happened twice now in a span of less than 6 months. The property is a duplex with a tenant living in the upstairs unit and the downstairs unit is presently vacant. The upstairs tenant overflowed the tub (ag...
James Peters
Person squatting with no lease at my father's home in Long Beach
The Long Beach Police have not been able to help with this situation, so I figured I would reach out to see if the BP community could offer some advice for a huge pain I have been dealing with for over 3 years.Here is...
Mark Davis
What was your biggest mistake investing?
Thought some of us could learn from others mistakes here. Are you all willing to cop to your mistakes? Let us learn from your small misfortunes.
So: What was your biggest mistake investing?
John Nachtigall
Alleged Self-Help Eviction Goes Tragically Wrong
Such a tragedyhttps://meaww.com/three-people-arrested-utah-real-...The tenets claim he was doing an illegal eviction, given their general character it is hard to believe them. Entirely possible he was just trying to ...
Jim Viens
First wholesale deal down in flames
What a way to start the new year (and my REI endeavors). Wow...where do I begin? Last summer, as a beginning wholeseller, I started sending out handwritten yellow letters to a neighborhood near me that looked like it ...
Michael Baum
AirBNB to cancel all Washington DC rentals during inauguration
So, for those of you who have rentals in that area, are they paying out your nightly rate? I know they are refunding to guests. https://www.reuters.com/articl...
Erika Baker
Really stressed and uncertain
My husband and I bought our first property in July. We researched, read books, went to meetups for about 8 months before we made our move. Bought a half occupied 4 plex in cinci. It had been a money pit from the get g...
Jarrid Weber
Hold or Sell Rental
Hello BP Fam,My lady and I own a rental in Moreno Valley, CA that we are in a dilemma of hold or sell - and I am hoping for some guidance or insight! We currently owe $266k on the loan and the property is worth betwee...
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...
Bruce Woodruff
Advice on guest issue?
Just got a message from a current guest in one of my STRs. The family is there for 2 weeks. When they booked, she mentioned kids, but I assumed she had noted that the listing says 'not suitable for children'. (The hou...