Jim McAuley
Looking for a distressed property in Maumee, Ohio
Looking for a distressed property in Maumee, Ohio to fix and flip or wholesale. Drove for dollars and listed 124 properties. I send letters every 6-8 weeks and used Skip Batch Tracing to call them. Got a few calls bac...
Kevin Humphreys
REITs v. Direct investing in real estate
My question is pretty basic. What are the main reasons why investing directly in real estate is a better idea than just investing in REITs.My understanding is that the rate of return on REITs is generally higher than...
Neil Dhawan
Beginner's Luck - What do you think?
Hi everyone, I am a recent college graduate from Rutgers Business School and am new to real estate investing. In posting this, I hope to gain some insight into some of the difficulties and challenges experience real e...
Russell Quealy
Bad contractors need help
Hello everyone!So I feel like I'm in a bit of a pickle right now. I had these contractors working on a flip for me. One day the lead just packed up all of his stuff and Left without letting me or my wife know. I showe...
Kent M.
Backlash from a month to month lease termination
Hello TL;DR A tenant who pays early or on time is causing a lot of headache so i want to end her month to month lease. Based on my interactions with her in the past she is likely going to seek legal support, counter, ...
Rich Barrett
Adding STR value with a boat
We are considering a lakehouse as a STR. I'm curious if anyone has offered add-ons for their renters? Has anyone added a car (directly or though Turo) or a boat or anything like that?I know it's done because as STR re...
Michael Plante
Anyone sell flips with owner finance?
I have 7 properties and they will all be ready at approx the same timeThey are all doublewides on 2 - 10 acres.Prices 150K to 300KThinking of selling with owner finance as I just don't want the headaches of renting.Lo...
Justin Nichols
Out of State Landlord in California
Hi there, is it wise to live in another state but have a property in CA? Or more headache than its worth? I live in CA now but plan to move out of the state soon. I am wondering if it would be wise to get into a prope...
Mike F.
What are the downside to multi-family
You hear a lot of people saying go multi-family all of the time. What are the downsides to multi-family, especially in regard to what people don't think about or know until later?
Nicholas Weckstein
New insurance wants inspection ?
Hey everyone here at BP,
Was hoping some one could shed some light on this. I recently decided to go with travelers insurance for my homeowners policy on a live in rental. Switching over from Allstate.
Allstate I’m...