My parents bought a house for me, my girlfriend, and her sister to live in with 3 bed 2 bath. I put the 3rd room for rent for $850 and all utilities and services included. The house is $200k with 1619 sqft, built in 2...

Well, I’ve had my first taste of a scam being run on my (1st ) rental. Our agent put it on the market in mid-February 2011 and we signed a rental agreement with tenants just last week. Apparently, someone has been...

Hi. I have a home in a highly desirable residential neighborhood that I rent out.  (I used to live there, but got married and moved into my husband's house.)   My former tenants recently moved out and I relisted it t...

Quick background of this story. I just recently moved to Atlanta, GA. I'm still getting settled in so before I get to investing & buying my own residence in the area, I'm deciding to do a short-term rental. I've b...

Investor states medical bills ruined credit last year. Says he will provide 25% down and all I need to do is get loan in my name and provide 65k down for escrow and costs. States I’ll even get 65k back at closing. Say...

Hey BP community, wanted to share an e-mail scam I received this past week.
It started with an e-mail to my inbox (see 1st photo) An out of state buyer looking for an agent to help with a deal in their state. It was ...

Looking to purchase properties in Ohio, I'm currently working with an agent but she requested that I pay additional commission to her. Is that normal for real estate agents to charge an additional commission over the ...

I have one of my homes listed throught postlets and today i discovered that on trulia my house was listed for sale by some agent. The agents name is mr michael. He has 7 propertys listed and there all 3/2 homes and he...

Fellow investors,I expect this topic has been discussed ad nauseam on here but I thought I would share my tale of woe anyway to help others avoid making the same mistakes I did.  In August of last year I came across a...

I have a tenant in my building that just moved into his unit yesterday after signing the lease agreement and wiring the deposit and first months rent in the amount of $6,000. This morning I received a text from the sa...