Max Lichtenstein
House Hacking Cash flow
My friend and I are looking to split the down payment of a house hack. We live in half rent the other half to a tenant. Being from Massachusetts, the few apartments we have looked at the rent doesn't totally cover the...
Andy Bachelier
Recommendations for Tucson HOA lawyers
Hello my girlfriend and I live in a townhome in Tucson AZ and we are having significant HOA issues. No receipts for payments, increased fees, special fees. You name we got it. Does anyone have any advice or firms they...
Tiffany Onwudinanti
How do I increase my loan amount?
Hello BP family! Does anyone have any insights on how one can increase how much of a loan they can qualify without putting a co-borrow's name on the loan? I'm wanting to get into house hacking and make under 50k a yea...
Adam Saball
Delayed Introduction - Massachusetts REI
Good morning BP!
I'm Adam and I've dipped in and out of these forums for the last few years with no serious intentions. Late last year I decided to buckle down and learn this stuff, so here we are. During the day I'...
Daniel D.
Raising rents and feeling guilty??
Hey Everyone, I hope i put this in the correct category.
I generally do not do yearly rent increases on my properties if the tenant is clean, pays on time, and is overall a good tenant. I might raise 2% every 2-3 ye...
Joshua Mellor
Raising rent on a long time tenant.
I have a tenant that has lived in one of my apartments for 12 years with the rent never being raised. The apartment is way under what the rent should be. Is it out of line to raise it 8% come February 1st after the ...
Phil C.
Section 8 tenant refuses to sign rent increase form
Our family owns a home occupied by a section 8 tenant. The last time the rent was increased was more than 3 years ago. The tenant is currently paying less than current market rate, and we are only asking for an incre...
Ray Rhoads
South Florida Help?
Has anyone had success investing in South Florida? I found it funny ready "The Book on Rental Property Investing," hearing @Brandon Turner use $100,000 as an example price of a Multifamily property. LOL. I live in a 2...
Quinton Huntley
What should someone fix in a property to increase the rent?
If someone buys a property and wants to increase the rent what should they focus on fixing up? Kitchen, bathroom, lighting,ex.
Randy Gillespie
How often do you update paint and carpet?
I recently inherited a tenant who has been in the unit for about 6 years. She has asked for new carpet and paint. To my knowledge it has not been updated since she moved in. For your long term tenants, how often wo...