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Poppy Pia Best Way to invest Security Deposit
23 August 2017 | 11 replies

Hello All,I am a newbie investor and would appreciate your answers to a question I have ...I have 3 rental properties and have a total security deposit of approx. $6K from these 3 properties.Let us assume - not all m...

Rich Weese Here you go- I must be STUPID or something 2%-50% rule...
28 July 2009 | 7 replies

I've been negotiating for 6 months on an extremely nice "class c" property in Dallas area. We're finally going to close on the 14th of Aug. According to those that believe the 2%-50%, I must be stupid, but I'm survivi...

Alton Johnson Blue Ridge, GA - Thoughts and opinions
19 October 2023 | 8 replies

I'm currently in the process of acquiring my first short-term rental property in the Blue Ridge, GA area and would greatly appreciate your insights and experiences with similar situations. I've encountered some unexpe...

Travis Hewlett Private Deal - no down-payment - Rent to own, Agreement for sale?
19 November 2019 | 6 replies

Hello BP,
I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and the other day when I was pulling away from my house, my neighbor handed me a letter through the window of my truck. They knew we do some real estate investing and ask...

Joey Nakayama Chicago vacancies with winter coming -- help!
11 December 2017 | 17 replies

Hi BP community, any tips for filling vacancies in a market that slows down in winter? I recently wrapped up a renovation on one unit and have another with tenants leaving at the end of December. I have ads up for bot...

Tami R. Lease Water Shut Off & Heat
10 February 2017 | 2 replies

I have around 80 rentals.  I am reviewing my lease and I've been stung where a tenant did not pay their water bill and the city shuts off the water from the street.  When the city turns back the water the valve / pipe...

Matthew Maloney Newbie Investor From Gatlinburg, Tennessee
27 November 2014 | 6 replies

Hello everyone.  I hope you all have had a great Thanksgiving so far.  Like the title says, I am from the Gatlinburg area in East Tennessee.  I have wanted to get into real estate investing for close to 20 years but j...

Arthur Banks Staging rentals
18 October 2014 | 13 replies

Does anyone stage their rental?

Kristi Kandel Affordable Housing - Columbus, OH - Human Trafficking Survivors
4 December 2023 | 1 reply

An AWESOME project just finished in Columbus, OH. This is exactly the type of public/private partnership our team is working to build across the country. The efforts that projects of this nature take are massive but t...

Paul K. Need advice for finding tenants near train tracks
13 October 2022 | 28 replies

tldr: bought rental property sight unseen due to military orders and buying out of state. Realtor failed to mention that there were train tracks and a railroad crossing right behind the house. Found out after I closed...