M Parsa
converting to individual water meters
I own a property with two duplexes and a house that are all on the same water meter. I spoke to the utility company and they said to split it up and put an individual meter on each unit would cost at most $8000. I a...
Kenneth LaVoie
Ilhan Omar's "rent forgiveness"
I'm sure at my core that Representative Omar's bill would be unconstitutional beyond anything that's ever been suggested but still wanted to float it here for comments, if for nothing else, to hear something that make...
Junior Francica
Advice on agreement with money investors on fix and flip
Hey everyone any advice or experience would be appreciated. After starting out first flip we had people approach us wanting to give us money for our next flip. We have identified our next flip and want to figure out a...
Haitham Abbasi
Flagging in craigslist
Hi my friends, I hope that you are feeling grand! I have create more than 5 Craigslist accounts. Posted some ads yet everything gets flagged. Here is what I am doing, please direct me to the right direction. MY QUE...
Moon Molson
Just Got hit with a Nearly $500 Tenant Water Bill!
Philly Landlords,
I am paying the water utility on my East Kensington duplex and just got hit with a $485 water bill (when it averages $112 in the summer)! I sent the plumbers in, and they found a leak in the wall du...
Lucian Harris-Gallahue
Buying Cuban Homes, Uncharted Waters
Hey just joined up on BP,I am talking with some people about buying an apartment in Cuba, I know that there are some legit websites out there that help facilitate the deal for foreign investors, like http://www.point2...
Patrick Goswitz
Purchasing Material For Contractors
I found a contractor I like to rehab a house I bought. Is it best for the investor to always purchase the material? I am assuming the answer is "yes" to get credit card points and prevent a contractor from charging a ...
Dave Meyer
Door count is a terrible metric. Please stop using it.
Door count is the worst (commonly discussed) metric in the real estate investing community. Why does everyone use it? Can we all decide to collectively kill it? Or are there some of you out there that stand by door co...
Michael Zack
Would you allow someone else to pay tenants rent?
Someone looking at my apartment said her mom pays her rent. Would you allow this? Run her mom's credit as well, get proof of her income, and have her co-sign?
Andrew P.
Trouble getting a HELOC becasue of DTI (lenders using tax forms)
As the title says, I am struggling to get a HELOC right now. I have 3 properties, all cash flowing really well (yes, I am including vacancy, repairs, and funding a CAPEX account). However, as a result, of my tax forms...