Elizabeth Wilson
Is BBB cost worth it?
We recently hired an intern and during a discussion yesterday she mentioned that she tried to find us on BBB to see if we were legit.I never thought about having that additional third-party accreditation like BBB woul...
John Oryx
Monthly Complaining Tenant
My tenant is constantly complaining every month before he deposits the rent amount or after he deposits the rent amount. He has one problem or the other which costs me around $300 - $500 every month, which he is incur...
Garrett Ranous
Wanting to get started but not sure how
Hey everyone, I recently moved back to the US after being abroad for some time and looking to get started investing. I have about 40k I can work with but as I am going through employment change and its Covid, I have n...
Tamika Bunnell
Fresh Meat From Tampa Bay
Hi, I'm a Newbie from beautiful Tampa Bay.. I am in the insurance business and wanted to get info R.Investing.. I was told this was the place to start so here I am excited!!!! As... Ever... I love to learn so, I am re...
James Martin
2008 Financial Crisis
I listened to former CEO of BB&T John Allison speak at Harvard Law School this morning. Give us Liberty, but not a Bailout!He talked about bad mistakes made in real estate driven by governmental policy. And anxiet...
Ryan Johnson
Barriers to Entry aren't so Bad
It’s kind of crazy how the economics of things always seems to even things out. One demonstration of this is the concept of ‘barriers to entry.’ I remember when I was back in school and this was just some busi...
Mimi Essie
Please Help: Want to purchase a duplex or triplex...but where? Oregon, Washington??
Hello Everyone, This is my first post and I could really use some advice. I want to purchase a duplex or triplex but keep running into issues when I try to identify WHERE I might want to make the purchase. I would G...
Kris Haskins
This black stuff is ROACH POOP!
Since 2004, I've been in the biz without a serious roach issue. But, I guess it was my time plus I knew I shouldn't have let this tenant move in. I own a house in a challenging part of town and I've always had a lon...
Victor Yap
Suggestions for Building 0.54 acres of Land?
Hello BP,My parents own a 0.54 acre (23522 sqft) piece of land. It is near Prarie View Texas A&M University, about 50 minutes from Houston, TX downtown. I believe it has potential for student housing.My question t...
Ricky Reese
Unsuccessful BRRR situation
I've been reading and studying the excellence of using the BRRR method for real estate. I want to paint a hypothetical BRRR picture that I would like feedback from the BP community. Let's say I was off the mark with ...