Stacey H.
Seattle landlords - what's your experience been like?
Considering buying a STR property in Seattle instead of the Eastside, but I'm concerned about the city council - their laws around crime as well as landlord regulations. How has your experience been as a STR owner? I ...
Rob Anderson
Weird Phone call... NEED HELP!!
So a little background. I purchased a house in sept of 2014. Earlier this month I get a phone call at my work from a local company that deals in water softeners. They tell me that the water softener at the house I pur...
Tyler Shaulis
New to real estate investing in the Houston, TX area
I am actually going backwards on here and this is my second discussion. My first discussion has a quick update on who I am, and if you could go and check out a concern I'm currently having. Newbies Flipping Our First ...
Michael Colello
Should I cover the cost of security cameras for my tenants?
Hi BP, in one of my rentals in Indianapolis, I have an amazing tenant who always pay on time, really takes care of the property, and seems to be really making this a long term home. Unfortunately they have had their ...
Jay Helms
Being sued...
How do you protect yourself from something like this: http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/st...The article states the jury found the apartment complex at fault "for not providing proper security the night...
Account Closed
Section 8 woes
Hey BP folks, have a Sect. 8 issue and wondering how you would proceed. Ill try to keep it short.I have 1 sect 8 tenant(never again) that I'm having an issue with. A few months ago she sent me a picture of what looked...
Inna Young
Illegal Tenant in the Property Purchased
On August 29, 2019, my friends had a closing on theirs new investment property. Right after the closing they tried to get in and discovered the original lock had been removed. They found parts of the old lock on the...
Curt Smith
filing taxes on a note that I foreclosed on AND got the property back a low FMV.
I did search BP on this topic. Apologies if I missed a thread! I am almost an expert in RE taxes and self file. Just currious re any unforeseen issues with foreclosing the note AND getting the property back with F...
Account Closed
Replace Front Door or Not?? Help me with a rational decision!
I have a single family house in a class C neighborhood. My tenant texted me that she was thinking about it and she would really appreciate it if we could replace the front door on the house. She said that because the ...
Cliff H.
Are you using Alexa/Echo in STRs?
Hey folks. After nearly a year of dismissing it as largely a fad, I’ve been starting to do more and more with automated audio workflows in my STRs and have, so far, gotten great feedback on it from guests. Currently t...