Gabriel Craft
Passive investing: Multifamily vs REIT
If you had $25,000 - $100,000 to invest passively would you rather buy shares in a REIT or put money into a syndication as a limited partner (LP)? Pretend you are a busy professional with $200-400k income (like a mid-...
James Nix
Is The Landlord or Tenant Responsible For This?
Hey everyone, I haven't posted about it but I closed on my first duplex in February & now I am so happy I can finally call myself a rental property investor.But sure enough Into my first month I learned this one t...
Thomas Williamson
So I get the dreaded phone call, I mean text message...
Sunday evening while finally sitting down to relax and watch a little football, I get a frantic text from one of my tenants, "Call me now please." So, before I could call her, another text comes in, "I really need...
Ralph S.
Sometimes, You Feel Like a Jerk
I rarely start a thread, but today I had an experience that I just have to share.
A year ago, I thought I'd hit the jackpot. A single mom with two teenagers (15 &16) moved into one of my rentals. She had two ot...
Daniel Miller
tenant move-in issues
I have just rented my father's home to a new tenant (Thank You all, very much, for all your advice and comments!! I checked them out thoroughly, and they look like excellent tenants).
The tenants would like to start...
Chris Brenner
Rent to not ideal tenants?
Hello! My wife and I are new to the REI scene and actively looking to make connections, deals and grow our portfolio. We just recently bought a duplex and am owner occupying. The tenant side was already rented out and...
Wesley C.
crawl space fungus
I've read other threads on BP about mold, but as you know different regions of the country tend to experience mold in different forms and fashions. Here in the south, we have lots of crawl spaces that are very hum...
Mitchell Robert Classen
23 Years Young, First Flip, $36K P-R-O-F-I-T
The last time I made a post I had just closed on my first house. I bought it to flip. The rehab took about 5 months. Once it was listed, it was under contract in 2 days with an over-asking price offer. Rehab Scope: - ...
Justin Ellis
11 Doors, $270k, Full Rent Roll, $35k/yr income. No idea how to fund?!
I'm a super beginner, just started looking for my first hard money single family flip when I run into this deal. It's 11 doors with an onsite maintenance man, right next to the University of Arizona in Tucson! Problem...
Carl Todd
Flopping flip
Hello BP community,I,m Carl Todd in a flip thats flopped.This post is really hard to do after reading so many success stories here. I'm a newbie investor in my 1st flip, and I'm running out of options and losing money...