Thomas Lillevold
Think twice about "Cash for Keys" to rid yourself of bad tenant
Greetings everyone,I have to inject my personal opinion here. I recently went through a bad eviction with a commercial tenant that I inherited with a building I purchased. And all during conversations about this wi...
Bill McCartney
36 unit in suburb of Columbus, Oh
First, a little about me. My wife and I have had a few really good years with our business so I took the profits and spent the last year building a small portfolio of 21 units in Columbus and Newark, OH. We have quite...
Dustin Sanders
Invest in 1 $300k or 2 $150k single family homes?
If all else is equal and there are no renovations needs, which option would you pick?
Bradley R Stillabower
Old guy newbie: is it too late for me?
The BP community seems to cater primarily to the "Young and the (financially) Restless" , but I'm a 55yo retired military and soon-to-be-retired federal employee (14 months), considering one final encore career for 5-...
Brandon Turner
Have you done a 1031 Exchange? Let's talk!
Hey BP Nation! I'm writing the world's best post on 1031 Exchanges. Maybe I'll put it in my next book. But here's the problem: I need you. You see, I need some good stories to go with the post. So, if you've done a 10...
Brian Caulfield
Investing in Bad (D+) Neighborhoods?
I have a deal where the numbers are good (11-12% cash on cash) but it is in a rough neighborhood of Philly. I am confident in my screening abilities, but still concerned about the tenants and neighborhoods of this are...
Stephanie Nurre
HELP: Bought a house that will likely be condemned
My husband and I recently purchased a house in Lake Forest, IL that needed some rehab. We did all of our due diligence (three mold companies, chimney inspector and regular home inspector). After beginning the mold rem...
Matt Motil
dohardmoney review
This company is listed on this website as a hard money lender and they have very unfavorable reviews here at BP from members. After conducting a few searches on my own I figured I'd give them a try to see what they we...
Lauren Van Riper
Tenant wants extension - you will not believe the reason
Long post - HELP.I got an email this morning from my tenant that I sent a non-renewal letter to last month. I gave this tenant an extra month to find new housing as it is very difficult to find housing here. She has ...
Milena S.
I can barely screw in a light bulb. How many people do I hire?
Hello all,I plan on buying single family and multi-family homes in need of rehab, and know absolutely nothing about the rehab part. So I'm trying to figure out how many people I need to hire and how specialized they h...