Mona Medina
Do investors ever work with newbie agents?
I've been an agent for about a year and a half. An investor contacted me through a business card I left at one of his house flips. I'm a little skeptical as I mentioned that I'm a fairly new agent and have no investin...
Stephen Shelton
Neighbor hates a tree
I have a SFR where an older couple just bought the neighboring house. They've improved the look of the landscaping, but they approached my tenant about the leaves that drop from one of my trees.
It's a deciduous tree...
David Iniguez
Up and coming cities to build a rental portfolio
Hello All,I am a realtor from southern california and managed to save funds and am looking to invest out of state. Ive been googling what cities to look out for where my money can go a long way and bring a return. I w...
Carol Lee
Inherenting tenant with 2 pitbulls
Happy New Year everyone!
I recently purchased an investment property and will be inherenting a family with 2 pitbulls.
Please advice on how I should word a clause in the contract to protect myself as a ...
Aaron Yates
Biggest Scare To-date That I have had as a landlord - any suggestions?
So I have been having problems with a tenant paying on time. She always pays at the end of the month instead of the beginning. Obviously I charge a late fee for this.
Last week after picking up October's rent...
Jimmy H.
Using HELOC to finance investments with no money down
I am a young guy with a bit of experience in real estate. I just inherited a home, free and clear, that is worth about $300,000. I have read many discussions of no money down transactions, I understand the pitfalls, t...
Rich Weese
Any wannabe house designers or draftsmen BP members?
Are there any house designers or wannabes here on BP? I'm getting ready to start a couple more homes in my subdivision in South Texas. I have a plan I really like for one of the lots but I want to build on one of my o...
Jay Gill
RE residential Notes . . .quality of properties and forrates
I know of a few people that are investing in real estate notes that are working with a third party individual. I noticed that the properties they are invested in are far away from any urban centers(tertiary markets), ...
Dana R.
Tenant scheduled a repair without notifying me first
I have a tenant who emailed me at my work e-mail account on Christmas about a leaking garbage disposal that didn't seem to work anymore and that they had scheduled Roto Rooter to come fix it. Normally, I know that a l...
Bryan Hancock
What Is “Wealthy”?
I found this UBS article while doing some research last night. Some folks on BP may benefit from it:What Is "Wealthy"?After reading this and several related articles the consensus seems to be around $5M to be conside...