John Matthews
Lead Safe vs. Lead Free
So my understanding was initially that in Philadelphia as a landlord you just needed to supply your tenants with the HUD "Protect your Family from Lead in your Home" Packet. I just came across this: http://www.phila.g...
Paul Andrews
Commercial Loan for Office Space Rental
What are the best financing options for my commercial office space? The owner-financed note I used to purchase the property will come due within 6 months. I could make the balloon payment for the remaining 30% of the ...
Ryan K.
How to talk seller down to half price?
I'm working on a deal now for a very challenging property. There's an old house in very poor condition. Highest and best use is 25-50 apartment units, and the seller thinks so and has it priced as such. I have put ...
Dan Dunmire
Am I crazy?
Hello BP, and thank you for such a great site and community! I have never bought real estate before, and so I have bought many books on the topic (even "The book on rental property investing") which is what first bro...
Michael Fucillo
Feedback on Rentvine
Hello!As the title suggests I'm looking for feedback on Rentvine from someone who has or does use it. I have seen a lot of discussions on other PM software (Buildium, Propertyware, Property Manager, Appfolio, Yardi)....
Drew Castleberry
Anyone use a FHA 203(k) rehab loan?
I'm looking at buying a property to house hack that needs an extensive rehab. I'm looking into using the 203k program so I don't have to pull the rehab funds out of my savings. Plus I plan on doing a good bit of the w...
Jordan Butts
Vacation home as an out-of-state AirBnB
I have a condo in Fort Lauderdale I use as a vacation home that I would like to AirBnB while not using it. Personally, I have never used AirBnB. I understand the idea of it and why it is so successful but I do not u...
Greg Carrier
the uglier side of tax sales
Just thought I would post for those interested in tax sales. I attend several auctions a year and buying houses via tax sales has been the most profitable way for me to consistently purchase homes. So I am sold on t...
Gilbert Lugo
Negotiating in a competitive market any tips welcomed
After mustering sum courage and getting out there researching, analyzing, and making offers i soon realized that the real estate business has no liniency to weather you’re a newbie or not. I’ve been making offers b...
Tonja Forrester
Safety Today
I am a single mother of two and have been interested in investing in Real Estate for some time now. Purchasing property for turn around and even rental property. I feel like it would be a good investment for me and ...