I painted my house Alabaster and it looks gorgeous. The Reviewer came out to approve and said we were denied. Not because we painted before the Reviewer came out....and not because it was Alabaster.Our denial letter s...
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I've run into an interesting situation in trying to buy an REO property and wanted feedback to see if anyone has experienced something similar, knows what happens next, or can offer any kind of guidance on how to land...
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Hey everyone. Thought I would share a cool story (at least to me :) since its the two year anniversary of closing on my first true flip. Hopefully you newer investors will be able to learn something and get inspired t...
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Just wanted to get an overall take on where im at so far. Heres the details. Bought a house on the eastside of Detroit on Tacoma and Hayes for $5200, 3 bed 1 bath, single car garage . Put about 4000-5000 in it to get ...
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Summary: Tenant violates HOA rules repeatedly and get's fined. Now denies it. I've asked for payment but they want evidence of the violation (that they previously always admitted to). Stopped talking to them at that p...
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Dear BP community, I recently bought and rehabbed my first rental, we left it in great shape and its ready to rent. The property is in a nice neighborhood and a good school district. But unfortunately, we are struggli...
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I’m educating myself on ways to start investing with my situation. Don’t have much credit other than a credit card, student loans 😑 and car payment. I’m current on all but have a few medical bills that have my credit ...
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Another forum I belong to has a really awesome running thread where people post what they did to their car that particular day. It's good motivation and creates a little accountability. If this catches on, cool. If...
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I love reading the Deal Diaries on BP so I thought I would write my own. Hopefully, it will help others learn from my experience and avoid the mistakes I make (I'm sure there will be plenty!)This will be my third rent...
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Hello BP!
One mistake I think many new landlords, myself included, make when starting out is that they don't think about WHO they want to rent to and WHAT unique value / amenity they have to offer those rente...