Felipe Carrillo
Leasing Single Family House Tips/questions
Hi BPers,Looking to list my first single family rental property within the next two weeks or so and I was wondering how important it is to offer blinds with the property for the tenant to want to move in. Also, I'm de...
Nathan Gesner
How to handle a dead Tenant.
Yesterday morning I got a call from two nurses attempting to conduct a home visit with an elderly Tenant of mine. They said she wasn't answering the door but the TV was on. I tell them she's hard of hearing and they n...
Dillon Dinglasan
First property out of state??
Hello Everybody!I wanted to get some feedback from the BP community and see what are your thoughts are on investing in your first property in a different states? Pros, cons, good areas to invest in, condos, SFH etc.?T...
Caleb Webster
Advice on how not to lose your shirt with owner-paid utilities
For rentals where the landlord pays all utilities, what strategies do you guys use to incentivize lower utility usage from your tenants and reduce your overall utility bill? I've heard of thermostats that you can rest...
Christian Lopez
Issues with contractor pushing date
Hi everyone,
I am “under contract” and paid the down payment to a roofing company to replace the roof of one of my properties (more than 3 months ago). Unfortunately, it is already been 1 MONTH since the “due date...
Ashton Astillero
Would you cut corners here?
This is going to be a wall of text, but I think it's necessary to lay down proper context.Not so recently, I took a job for the rehab of a house. I had to wait a little bit since I don't want to put anybody in the hot...
Bobby Narinov
Have anyone used Flex Realty to sell their propery
After having a bad experience with Flex Realty Property Management (See my other discussion on those scammers), I decided to see how far Mr. Jim Moody's audacity can go so I decided to take him on to sell my rental f...
Mila F.
Can I deduct for this from the Security Deposit? (photos)
I have tenants moving out in a week, and they asked for pre-inspection. It's just a couple with a dog and a cat. They stayed a little short of two years, always paid on time, but left more wear/tear and damage than I'...
Rocky Verteramo
fix and flip taxes
Hi guys! So, I am new to the real estate business. I was getting excited about the whole fix and flip aspect but with taxes and confusion of it I'm not sure I am ready without a little advice. I will be meeting with m...
Mark Hawthorne
The Birk Economic Recovery Plan
Subject: The Birk Economic Recovery Plan
I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.
Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We
Deserve It Dividend.
To make the math simple, let's ass...