Nitara Jones
Ultra-low Mortgage Rates Lure More Buyers to the Market
Early homebuyer demand reached the highest point in at least three years during the week ending September 19, according to Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index, which measures requests for home tours and other home-buying ...
Anand Narayanan
Too many rentals at the same time in the neighborhood
Hello BPers - I recently closed an investment property (townhome) in a decent community. The builder delayed it by 3 months hence ended up in wintertime rental. It has been a struggle to find the renter with multiple ...
Account Closed
Rental Property Analysis - Missing deals?
Fellow investors,I created a spreadsheet to help calculate ratios and determine if a property is a good investment. I believe that some of my assumptions are very conservative and may have led me to pass on some acce...
John Byrne
Home inspection before putting in a bid on HUD home?
Hi All, I have a property in mind that I feel is a good candidate for a flip. The house is a foreclosure in my area and needs quite a bit of work, which is exactly what I am looking for, but I am not sure how extensiv...
Matt Jones
How I quickly analyze 1-4 Unit rental properties
I thought it might be interesting to cover how I quickly analyze new properties that come on the market to determine their potential as rental property. I'd love feedback from other BP members on how you do your basi...
Justin Brown
Great tenant is struggling to make rent due to Gov shutdown
We received a letter from our tenant (a great tenant so far) and they are concerned about making full rent in Feb as one of them has been furlowed by the govt shutdown. I appreciate their proactive letter and they hav...
Rachel E. Krawcyk
When to share the lease? After prospect applies or before?
I have someone interested in renting my property who keeps asking if I'm a property management company or the owner, after asking if I want to sell (no) and then asking about a short term lease. After explaining the ...
Brian Lally
Long time listener, first time caller.
“Let’s jump right into it”
I’ve heard it’s good to start with what I have to offer: So... I currently reside in the Chicagoland area. I have some experience remodeling homes, general demolition and construction and ha...
Brian Bohrer
New Colorado Landlord/Tenant Laws Are in Effect, are you ready?
Hey there, fellow Colorado property owners and investors!
If you're feeling the ripples of those new landlord/tenant laws that kicked in this year, you're not alone. These changes are shaking up the game for all of u...
Melissa T.
Rental Management App
Hi,
We manage 23 units, it's a small family operation. We don't want to hire property managers and last year I talked the owners into using a rental management platform. We used RentTec. I don't like that there is no...