Justin Reader
Pro Rated rent @ closing
Today I had closed on a duplex, signed all the necessary papers and after I had left I realized that I had not received the rent checks or the security deposit from the seller. I had called my agent, he reached out to...
Dena Wesley
Seller does not want to clean out property
Hello everyone,I went under contract on a mixed use property back in late June that I'm converting back to a duplex. My agent sent over an addendum to extend the closing since I'm using a rehab loan and I also had add...
Susan H.
When Good Tenants Go Bad
Tenants of 3 years purchased a home of their own in March and decided to stay in rental through lease period so they could renovate. Requests for extensions soon followed, and I approved (in writing) the first request...
Michael Shenouda
My first attempt at the "4 square method" What am I doing wrong
Hello all,So I'm attempting to learn by using the 4 square method on properties I see online to A. See if it's a good investmentB. Compare my results to the numbers provided by whichever site I'm looking at.I included...
Brian Stutzman
Idaho Eviction Laws: Let's make them easier- here is how
To all my fellow Idaho Lords- I need your help to fix Idaho eviction laws. Did you know evictions could cost you $10,000 or more and take weeks or months?I am working to update Idaho law to make evictions quick, easy,...
Patti Robertson
BIG MISTAKE HOUSE HACKERS MAKE
As a professional property manager in a military area, we often get hired to manager a military member's home when they get moved to a new duty station. Very often, if the military member is single, we inherit a prop...
Philip Furlong
House Flipping Expenses
I am trying to determine my upcoming expenses for a house flip and want to see what some other people are doing for fixed expenses? I am thinking my best bet is going to make an excel document that lists the primary c...
Murray Reginald
Analyzing Deals for a Turnkey Investment
Hi BP,
As I get closer to purchasing my first Rental Property, I wanted to be very clear on a couple of things in regards to analyzing deals, I've read The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner, in the ...
Gurjot Grewal
First offer contract, do I need an attorney?
Hello BP,I'm making my very first long-distance offer on a property using an agent. He has sent over a very long purchase contract. I read it once and will have to re-read it a couple of times. But noticed nothing out...
Brian Hernandez
Wanting to buy my first multi family property
Hello everyone,I'm 21 years old trying to buy my first property mostly out of state since I live in NYC. I have $40k cash saved mostly from reselling sneakers and other items,I have 2 part time jobs currently and a go...