Michael Kretch
The Foxconn Effect and How to Invest
Last year news was announced that Foxconn plans to build a large plant in Racine County, WI. My initial thought was that housing prices and rents should continue to rise nearby to accommodate the future workforce and...
Matthew Nixon
Long Beach Investor Roll Call
I love that BP has started sub-forum categories. It'll make networking with other local professionals that much easier. I want to encourage all Long Beach flippers, landlords, wholesalers, brokers, contractors, insura...
James H.
Potential tenant
Hey guys,
I have just completed the rehab to my first ever investment property low income sfh rental.
Most prospective applicants don't bother to show up at the set meeting time (or at all). Not a big deal as I lik...
Nicole Matthias
Friend Staying on Property Refuses to Leave (NJ)
I live in New Jersey so I need a little help understanding my rights and responsibilities here..Against my better judgement, I let a friend of a friend stay for me for about 4 months while he was getting back on hi...
Cheryl C.
How to "income qualify" a section 8 tenant?
What ratio's do you LL's use to qualify a section 8 applicant? I have a prospective tenant with a voucher for $1,575 (the rent amount) and an SSDI income of $908/yr. This person also receives food stamps in an unkno...
Nick L.
do you install garbage disposals and/or dishwashers in rental?
i am leaning toward installing a dishwasher but NOT installing a garbage disposal. thoughts or strategies either way?
Josh Hackett
Feeling overwhelmed and slightly defeated starting out
Hey everyone!I'm hoping there are a couple people that are in my position or that have advice on moving forward. I have been self employed for most of my adult life. I make in the six figures right now, but taxes have...
Maria Crenshaw
Advice on compensation for tenant
I am a relatively new landlord and would like an opinion from the experts. I purchased my first rental property 3 years ago, a 32 year old condo. The first tenant lived there one year with only two legitimate complain...
Collin Garbarino
What Appliances Do You Supply?
I've got a question about appliances. I'm getting my first property ready for rental in the Houston area, and a contractor who works with a lot of investors told me that I didn't need to put in a refrigerator. He said...
Greg Wright
Working on IRA property
I understand you can’t do any work on a property your IRA owns. What if you have a portion of that property owned by a LLC? Can you argue you are doing work for the LLC portion?