Andrew Vogt
My new job offer
Hello all,
I am currently a mechanical engineer working for a consulting company. My job is ok, but I'm not in love with it.
I have been in real estate renting for about 5 years, and love it. I have a good friend ...
Ashley Cross
STR property management
What should I expect to pay for a property manager and what type of services do they offer? Does anyone have insight on working with a property manager for STRs in Columbus or other metro areas. I've seen a bunch of i...
David M.
Appfolio Experience as Property Owner?
Hi, all.
I've been managing my own properties for more than a decade using Buildium. I'm now hiring a PM who uses Appfolio for my portfolio, and my family's portfolio. There are about 60 units total between the tw...
Marcus Miceli
How should I start my real estate career before I can invest in real estate?
As some of you may know, I just turned 16 so it's not actually legal to buy real estate right now aha. So I'm wondering, should I be reading books or finding a mentor? What do you think is the best thing I could do ...
Brad Sparks
First time rental inspection
How do you handle rental inspections? I'm starting to get weekly call about this and that so I want to see for myself what's going on there. How much notice should I give?Can I take pictures of the house? I'm having...
Keith Waterhouse
buy and hold condos?
What do you experts think of this? I feel it may be a safe bet if you can aquire for the right price. The HOA fee covers all ext. maintenance,lawn, snow,etc.
Carl Rowles
Our first SFH! Section 8?
Hey BP fam!We are officially under contract for our first property - a SFH in what I would gets is a B-C type of neighborhood. Looking for advice on whether or not we should accept Section 8 applicants? I've read (all...
Ryan K.
Tenant's Lease is almost up...Send Notice of Non-Renewal ?
I have a tenant who's lease is up in July. I intend on keeping the tenant, but under a totally new lease. (The prior lease was from the previous owner). Do I "need to" send my tenant a Notice of Non-Renewal? If so, wh...
Jordan B.
Billing Tenants for Rent or let them send it in on their own?
Hello BP!Can anyone explain to me their process of getting rent from their tenants? Do you mail a bill to each one of your tenants with the balance due for the next month's rent (including any late charges etc.) Or do...
Carlo Con
Schedule E income...what expenses to include/exclude for new loan
I would like to qualify for a new home loan. I spoke to 3 different home loan officers and they have given me different information each time. Here's my scenario.I bought my house in 2016 and started renting it out ...