Kristi Bass
Vacation Rentals seem very lucrative!!
VRBO's are they a good way to maximize a properties returns? I have 2 very nice properties under contract. One has a main home, 3k sq ft with a 1 bedroom cottage, a 2 bedroom cottage & an efficiency apt. The other...
Jonathan Johnson
6-unit apt, all vacant, cat-lady "tenant", distress Landlord
Hello all,Long time lurker, first time poster so be gentle.I live in a small college town and I found a 6-unit apartment that I'm considering purchasing. I have a friend currently renting there ($600/mo) but he's movi...
Account Closed
Phoenix homebuyer duped out of $73K in real-estate scam
One click. One-tenth of a second later, $73,000 disappeared into the ether and two Phoenix home sales were derailed.It was no accident. Homebuyers across the country are being targeted in custom-tailored email scams a...
Matthew Lee
Tenant Stopped Paying Rent... Now What?
Hi everyone, could use your input and help!I have been house hacking a duplex in Oakland the last year. Tenants moved in January 2022. First few months were fine, but some issues started coming up. They're on a subsid...
Rodney Marcantel
$50K Flip Property Success
Just got an offer 4 days after listing my latest flip property $6,500 over asking. Working with Listing Spark for the first time has saved me over $6,500 in commissions! So that's $6,500 over asking plus $6,500 in com...
Nicholaos Koufoudakis
Separate Bank Accounts Per Property
HI all, I had a question about bank accounts and what is the best way to manage this. I have chosen to go the LLC route for each property and was told the safe bet is to open a separate bank account per property to ma...
David B.
Renters her deducting security cameras and monitoring
I live in Ventura California and have a SFH rental in the area that I self manage. Our tenants were burglarized last month and lost $20,000 in jewelry and possessions. The tenant left a window open in the kids room wh...
Sam Harper
LLC?
Having some trouble finding a lot of quality info on the business side of getting started. Do most of you have an LLC or something similar to conduct the business? Is that the right move? Tips and advice on what qu...
J. Martin
NEVER sell any RE in your Life, and Get Rich!?!
I've had so many people tell me, "If only I wouldn't have sold that home, I'd be retired.." etc.. So many, over so long, who wish they wouldn't have sold that property when they moved to a new primary residence, or...
Jean Paul Rousseau
Bad start in rental experience
I am a recent property owner and BP member. Things didn’t start too well and I would appreciate any advice on what I should do if the situation does not improve :End of october 2013 I bought two rehabilitated houses i...