Brandon Turner
What's Your Best Landlord "Hack" ?
People love "life hacks." A life hack is a simple strategy/process/tool/trick for improving your life in an unconventional way. For example: So... I am writing a post about "Landord Hacks" - it's the little things tha...
Julian Le
"Green" Looking to Switch Career Engineer to REI Tampa, Florida.
Hello BP, My name is Julian Le. I am a 23 year old engineer with a degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology. I currently work at an engineering consulting firm. Starting out I am making around 52K. I’ve done rel...
Account Closed
Tenant harassment (i have an autistic toddler)
The neighbor above me has been stomping over my head very early in the morning 5am and after "quiet hours" late at night well after midnight. She slams doors, she "drops" things which shake my apartment ceiling. I hav...
Lindsay Favazza
Reason People use Property Management Companies
Can those of you who are investors that have property management companies tell me why you chose to use one? Doing some research and would love your insights?If you chose not to, then tell me why?
Molly K.
How safe is Real Estate for a long term holder?
Hi guys,
I am new to this forum and a little new to the industry. My husband and I have been slowly sinking more and more money into rentals over the last 4 yrs. We have been able to purchase a lot with cash, and ou...
Tony C.
Bought REO with existing occupants who created fraudulent lease
Hi BP, I recently purchased a REO property in Georgia. The occupants who are currently living there I suspect are squatters. I've seen the house and it's a total mess. Police have frequented the property on many occas...
Tomo Iikubo
Evicting Tenant with Medical issues - Feel like a grinch
I am having to evict a tenant for the first time, and wanted to get some perspective / opinions. Tenant had an ongoing trend of late payments, etc., which I let slide for the first few months. October check bounced,...
David Ronka
Should I pull the trigger?
Full disclosure: My partner and I are complete newbies to wholesaling and commercial real estate. We had no intention of getting into commercial, but in the process of looking for residential properties to wholesale w...
Kurt K.
Tenant wants rent back
Had a tenant pay in full for the month (with late fee)Got a text and girl said her husband was only supposed to give me $50 less because they needed it for groceries this week.What they paid me is what they owed for t...
Matt Bell
Paying contractor for bids?
Hello BP Crew,We recently had a contractor in Montgomery, AL go look at some potential properties we were going to bid on and one we had a contract on. He never mentioned charging us for anything and we just asked hi...