I currently own 2 rentals and am always conscious of the scalability.  My cleaners have been missing a few small things as of late, and it seems to be sucking up some time and energy.  My initial solution was a checkl...

So I just got the Baltimore OTC tax lien list. Most of the building are boarded up and not worth the hassle. I found a few gems in the rough but I will be doing a drive by on the few I find promising. In the day ti...

Hi BP community,

Anytime I've googled REI topics or looked for YouTube posts the answers are almost always provided by those who are selling mentorship or coaching REI.

I'm really curious as to the motivation behin...

Not meant to offend the property managers out there - I know the good ones exist. However, a common theme I've seen is how hard it is to find a good, reliable property manager that makes the money you spend on them wo...

Trying to learn as much as possible. Refining plans before implementing them.Most important question: How does one use the "@username" tag to respond / address someone in the forums?Thanks

 Hi, we are new real estate investors. We just purchased our first property.    The tenants are accustomed to paying their rent to the old owner in cash. This will not work for us.  We would like them to use some form...

I've been practicing analyzing deals found on Loopnet, and curious why certain properties are listed for months and some close to a year. Especially when the numbers APPEAR to work? The areas of interest are very popu...

I have a tenant who has paid insufficient rental payments for a few months in a row (rather than the $1,900 rental payment due, he pays $1,800). The remaining and late $100 is paid very late in the month. For the...

Hi everyone,I just sent out my first direct mail campaign last week, and I've started to receive phone calls.  I'm using a questionnaire I downloaded from the resources page as a script to help guide the conversation ...

Curious what others think of this new pro-renter ordinance approved in Seattle.  Would this make you think twice before investing in Seattle RE?In a nutshell, this ordinance aims to ban "discrimination by landlords a...