Sam Green
How long will it take for you to Retire?
I saw this new area and decided to get it going. I figure that I'll be able to retire somewhere around 10 years from the time I started investing in real estate.
How long do you think it will take you to retire, sta...
Chris Butler
Sending gift cards to tenants
What do you think about sending gift cards for the holidays to tenants?Last Christmas (2018) my buddy and I sent out dinner gift cards to the tenants. I also did this for my tenants for Christmas in (2019). The idea i...
Kat Wyninger
First Year in Real Estate - Fees/Costs and Cold Calling
Hi All - I just finished real estate classes and was starting to reach out to brokers when I was told by one broker that maybe I should consider doing something else because being a real estate agent is really expensi...
Daniel Cruz
Busy Noobie Would Like to Invest - No really I am busy...
Hi All,
My name is Daniel Cruz and I am a super noob and would like to get into real estate investing.
I have worked in the nuclear electrical generation industry since 1991 (6 years Navy Nuc Pwr prior to 1991 – sub...
Eric Garcia
Florida Vacation Rental Market
I just went live with my first short-term rental and it’s going well. It’s a 4/3.5 townhouse located in Davenport, Fl. Now that it’s set up, I’m thinking about the next one. Currently, my 3 options are Orlando area (D...
Alex Duarte
Section 8 tenant not allowed to pay over fair market rent?
Hello, I'm currently in the process of approving a section 8 applicant for one of my units. The case worker said the max rent they can pay is $1830/mo and not the full $2050 we advertised it for.... I talked to the te...
Bruce W.
Breaking commercial leases
With RadioShack intending to close 1100 stores, I began to wonder about the leaseholders on the affected property. In my residential real estate business, I am allowed by law to withhold a "reasonable" amount from ...
Alexander Merritt
Landlording Strategy: Student Housing
Hello BP!I recently met an individual who has a few rental properties in his portfolio. The thing is, he is only marketing them as "student housing". The properties are located near a local college and he has worked w...
Lissette Deleon
NEW Realtor working with investor
Hi BP Community!I just got an opportunity through another agent at my office, where she passed over an investor to me and my husband. He is looking to buy in Rhode Island and wants to know if there are any liens on th...
David Beard
Anyone getting financing on <30K properties?
As a followup to another thread that was posted on getting bank financing on inexpensive SFRs (sporting caps of 24-36% and up).
Has anyone, anywhere, been able to get local bank or credit union financing (at least 5 ...