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Hello everyone! Next week, I will be closing on my first single family investment property. Currently, the property is vacant. I will be self-managing it. After doing some initial research, Avail and Innago appears to...
Hi,Wondering what the community's thoughts are on using an Agent for rentals. Does it hurt or help you? I've always thought that using craigslist and trulia/zillow myself is the way to go. I dont pay a fee which takes...
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I am looking to buy a property with a co-borrower and the main lender that we are working with is only counting my co-borrower's income and not mine for a reason that I don't see valid. I am going to be looking for o...
Today a woman, her mother and 5-year old daughter viewed my small two-bedroom condo that I have listed for annual rental. The woman is looking for a place for herself and her two children (son is 2 years old). She i...
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Hello BP Community!
I am from Montreal, Canada. More precisely in Brossard. I am 38 and working as an IT consultant.
My wife and I bought our first triplex 2.5 years ago after realizing that we would no...
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Just wanted to say a quick hello. My wife Jessica and our 2 daughters, Ava 6, and Ella 4, live in our little rambler we purchased in 1999. It is getting crowded and we are ready to find a bigger house. We want to k...
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In recent years, the Millennial generation has emerged as a dominant force in the housing market, exerting a significant influence on trends, preferences, and the overall trajectory of the real estate industry. As the...
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Hi all,
I'm a new small-time landlord figuring out my process for screening tenants for an apartment in Chicago. It seems like most all popular screening services like Mysmartmove, Rentspree, etc use the Transunion "...
Seattle has decided you don't control your destiny or your property
1. you don't have a choice in who you can accept for your rental . . . .
WA Supreme Court approves Seattle law requiring landlords to accept f...
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Hello everyone at BP. Recently closed on my first property after looking for a very long time. It's a 3 unit multifamily home. I just wanted to ask everyone if you can give me an idea as to how to handle a situation w...