Joe Fairless
Closed on 250 apartments in Houston, Texas yesterday! 2 Lessons Learned...
I'm proud to say that my group closed on a 250 unit yesterday. It's the second deal I've syndicated and both of them have been over 150 units (first one was 168). A couple syndication and multifamily lessons I've lear...
Alan Curry
High Earning W2 people, what is your strategy?
Hello BP!I tried searching on the forum for someone in a similar situation, but I didn't find much. My life story starts when I got a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance so I would have a resume tha...
Jessica M.
Needy Tenant With Incessant Requests
Looking for advice from some experienced landlords!
In short, we have a tenant whose lease started July 1,2019. Since she moved in her requests and complaints have been incessant. From the initial walkthrough, leas...
John Chapman
The problems with small multi-families (at least in DFW)
I keep getting asked why I've come to dislike small multi-families (2-4 units) in my area, and I wanted to make a list to see if maybe I'm missing something. I’m not saying small multi’s don’t make sense in othe...
Abdul R.
QE3 and Real Estate - Your thoughts
As you may have heard, today Fed annouced QE3 of 40B per month (i.e. printing press) with no end in sight. Precious metals soared instantly along with the stock market. I wonder what it means to the real estate market...
Jack B.
Heavy property taxes in WA worse than state income taxes
I’ve been planning a relocation recently avoiding states that have income taxes. Then it dawned on me that I’m paying 25K a year in property taxes here, which is CONSIDERABLY more than I would pay in income tax on my ...
James Kandasamy
AC cannot cool below 78F
Hi BPers,We have a house that was built in 1984 in Texas. The tenant claims that the AC cannot cool down below 78 F. The outside temperature was around 100 F when they claim this. The AC is running all the time. The A...
Dexter M.
Newbie from Atlanta, Ga
Hello my name is Dexter Marcus. I live in and reside in the Atlanta market. I'm so glad to finally be apart of the BP family. This site has given so much useful information and knowledge. My Uncle has given me tons of...
Seth Schmidtmann
Short Term Rental Insurance in Florida
We are in the process of purchasing a short term rental property in Florida, and we are gathering quotes from different insurance companies. We're looking for any information on a Company called Proper. Can anyone tel...
Caleb Johnson
Being a Landlord Sucks
While investing in the past 2 years, I have been threatened, I’ve caught mice with my hands, called the police on tenants, done cash for keys and many more interesting things. All this has taught me that I don’t want ...