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In 2013 I had some good timing. Purchased a four unit apartment building, built in 1980 with major tenant and management issues. It cost me around $360k all in but I used an FHA203k loan so my out of pocket was around...
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Writing this to encourage, not brag! In 2001, I started flipping and did maybe 25 or so. It was tiresome, while also coaching two basketball teams, and maintaining my sales manager W2 position! I switched jobs in the ...
After reading the "Cashflow Doesn't Build Wealth" by Shane Pearlman I can see that there are a lot of really passionate opinions on both sides of the fence. There were some really good arguments presented by both sid...
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Is it normal to start freaking out after you purchase your first rental property? I know I am seriously freaking out. I hope that it's just the jitters from all of the new things going on. This is the first propert...
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Hi,
A week ago one of the houses I own had a plumbing issue at 1:00 am. We called the 24*7 plumbing and snaked the line immediately and later the next morning took care of changing the entire plumbing line up...
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So my tenant has a "broken" shower head. More like its clogged. Asked her to clean it and she said it doesn't work still. The tenant and shower head have been there since I purchased the property. It is one of those k...
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Hi BP,I've been looking at potential rental properties with no particular location in mind and came across homes in Danbury CT. According to Zillow, a great amount of homes here that are in the $200-300k price range h...
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Hey everyone, I'm moving to the Madison, AL area and looking to buy my first home to live in and house hack. I currently have two other properties in NY, one that was bought with a conventional loan, and the other was...
I'm always getting the sneaky leaky sink charge for under $200 on my properties. It seems like it is one of the most popular things that show up on under the radar every month. My question, it seems like it is alway...
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I have been reading some featured BP bloggers as there is always more stuff to learn in REI it seems. I noticed some real big misconceptions or errors for some expert bp bloggers. Without naming names, I just wanted ...