Nick Brubaker
Tenant threatening to take me to court over deposit. What to do?
TL;DR:
Decided it was fair to keep deposit of $770 for 5-year tenant for no cleaning, large scratches on floor and trim, hooks in walls, satellite dish installed on roof, and large stain on deck. He sent threatening...
Chris Wilkening
Dave Ramsey says RE should be 5% of portfolio
I think most of BP would disagree with Ramsey's advice about real estate and debt, but there is one bullet here that states "Real estate should only be about 5% of your portfolio." I understand (but don't agree with) ...
Dustin Calgaro
Cash-out or partner on my 4 unit property in Costa Rica
Hi BPers
I bought and completely remodeled a building with three side-by-side, 2 bed 1 bath apartments and one small, 2 bed 1 bath house on ~1.5 acres in Ojochal, Costa Rica. I added a pool and did some landscaping a...
Samuel Kim
Real estate professional status 750 hours doable?
Hello i am a doctor who wants to use cost segregation/bonus depreciation on my 9 rental houses, my home maker wife wants to meet the 750hr test to obtain real estate professional status and material participation. Is ...
George Gammon
Dave Ramsey Is Misleading The Public
I wanted to address this to educate people who have been mislead by the financial services industry...not just Dave Ramsey Step 7 - Build wealth and give. This is where he want's you to "invest in mutual funds," and...
Rich Weese
Is it still possible to get really RICH
http://money.msn.com/how-to-invest/what-it-takes-to-get-really-rich-mirhaydari.aspx?GT1=33014
Can one still get rich? What is the new definition of rich? Best way? Is it more difficult than ever before?
What is the...
Chris H.
Growth without SFRs? How?
Hi BP community- longtime lurker, rare poster. I've seen many, such as Ben Leybovich, decry SFR properties, but I have a hard time understanding why- from the perspective of a smaller investor.I work full time, and o...
Matthew John
Can you Properly Analyze a Deal if you can't see Inside?
I'm trying to analyze a triplex that's for sale, but the units are fully rented out and the owner wants a written (and accepted) offer BEFORE scheduling a time to see inside. He then said, to go inside I need an "insu...
Jose Contreras
Tax benefits from RE investing in high income earners.
Hello everyone,We recently started investing in real estate in 2020. We are buy and hold investors and currently have 2 doubles in the cleveland area. We got into investing for it's wealth building annd tax benefits. ...
Mindy Jensen
"Stupid" Mistakes Every Newbie Landlord Makes
Not screening properly.Not running numbers correctly.Not evicting in time.I want your mistakes and your stories behind those mistakes! Please share below.