Jeremy VanDelinder
What does your "1%" rule look like in the Austin Market?
Hey fellow-BPers,I'm on my second flip in the Austin market (this one is Pflugerville/Round Rock) and own another rental in Florida, but my long term strategy is to get more buy-and-hold here in this (greater Austin) ...
Carlos Nunez
Renting to a tenant with a Bearded Dragon lizard
Hi Utah BP Community! The tenants in our SFH are ending their contract early and are marketing our property to find someone to take over their contract. They have a tenant who is interested who has a Bearded Dragon....
Nathan Gesner
What would you do?
I found tenants for a house one of my owners recently bought. It included washer/dryer and central A/C. The previous owner moved out, and he took the washer, dryer, and central A/C with him. The owner is apparently...
Andrew Carlson
Weed and junk cars?
We’ve got one tenant smoking weed in their apartment regularly. We’ve told them to quit, left nice notes, and have had the sheriff knock on their door (didn’t answer even though they were home). How do we get them to ...
Claire D.
BRR(R?)R - Help explain refinancing portion
Can someone explain the refinance portion of the BRRRR strategy and how it allows you to (ideally) gain back all the cash you initially put into property while still maintaining equity? Examples or personal stories wi...
Konrad R.
Help analyzing rent increase
I purchased my first rental property (duplex) not too long ago. The previous owner was charging very low rent on one side. The other side was vacant (cash for keys). I spent a substantial amount of money renovating th...
Andrew P.
To allow pets, or not.....
I just purchased my first investment property! Finally...Well I actually don't close until this afternoon, but I went ahead and put it on Postlets yesterday and got a bite. The gentleman emailed me asking if I allow...
Account Closed
One Month Rent for Free
My husband threw this idea at me: What if we charge the tenants a little more for rent each month and gave them the 12th month for free? Here's how it would work:If rent is normally $900 per month, we charge them $982...
Lincoln Waite
Paying utilities on a Multi-Family and it's eating all of my cash flow. (Iowa)
New investor here. My first property was a multi-family in Iowa. I got it for dirt cheap, and now I see why. The former owner (LLC) was rather lacking on upkeep of the units. And now after a year, the utilities are ea...
Rene Hosman
Do you put extra money toward principle or invest that money elsewhere?
I've had a conundrum the last few years since I bought my first primary residence, I was lucky to get a good interest rate <5% When I purchased this property I was very green and new to real estate but I had heard ...