Marco G.
I'm a bonehead(?): I agreed to PM suggested large rent increase
I purchased a number of adjoining properties mid last year. This unit came tenant in place on their first year lease. My first lease renewal of 2016 comes up next month and PM suggested a 9+% rent increase. I was very...
Nicole Heasley Beitenman
I'm starting a meetup! Any advice?
Hello BP! I'm taking @Brandon Turner's advice and starting my own meetup. We plan to keep it consistent in terms of time, date (3rd Tues. of each month), and location. I've posted it on Meetup.com, here on BP in the e...
Tomo Iikubo
Evicting Tenant with Medical issues - Feel like a grinch
I am having to evict a tenant for the first time, and wanted to get some perspective / opinions. Tenant had an ongoing trend of late payments, etc., which I let slide for the first few months. October check bounced,...
Danny Johnson
What's your favorite negotiating tactic?
Just curious to see what other people's favorite negotiating tactic is.
Aside from not needing to buy and having a seller that needs to sell (this is a position rather than a tactic anyway), my favorite tactic is to ...
Michele Fischer
Applicant with no SSN
Need some advice, please.We have a lot of Hispanic families in my rental neighborhood, but they rarely apply for our units (not sure why, except some Craigslist ads do advertise that they speak Spanish), so I don't ha...
Whitney Blaine
Realty Trac
Anyone use realtytrac? They seem pretty good. I have tried them a few times...Have never been able to purchase a forclosure though. My experience has been when call the lender (the information realty trac provided)...
Andrew Stair
Why wont my flip sell?
Hey guys, Long time listener first time caller. I have the same issue that others on BP are having. My flip wont sell. I got the house pretty cheap but dumped a boat load into it. I know i know. Mistake. But the house...
Account Closed
Tenant harassment (i have an autistic toddler)
The neighbor above me has been stomping over my head very early in the morning 5am and after "quiet hours" late at night well after midnight. She slams doors, she "drops" things which shake my apartment ceiling. I hav...
Angie A.
Memorandum & Release of Lien
Help is appreciated on my first wholesale contract. I put a property under contract with a 30 Day Option period. After we signed I could not find a buyer. (I offered about 20k too much) Seller wouldn’t go down. I file...
Jason Grote
Double closings in Texas?
After reading a blog post here on BP about double closings, I was inspired to attempt a double closing on a wholesale deal. My title company informed me that here in Texas the amount of the B to C closing will be rev...