Steve Vaughan
Showed a rental to a snake in the grass applicant. On purpose!
Normally if I figure out a potential applicant just got evicted, I avoid showing them a place I have for rent. They won't pass the screening so why bother, right? This time I wanted to see if I could pick up on som...
Joshua Hollandsworth
Cleveland Investors, should I buy in Clark-Fulton?
Is the Clark-Fulton neighborhood a bad area to invest in? I personally would not want to drive around this neighborhood knocking on doors for rent. I also wouldn't want to drive through Clark-Fulton at night to replac...
Emily Schneider
What do investors look for in a real estate agent?
Hi everyone, I'm a real estate agent in Vermont and also an investor (I have done flips, own some long-term rentals, and recently bought a STR). I love working with other investors and I'd like to focus my business on...
Account Closed
Justice Department Says It Will Reopen Inquiry Into Realtor Trade Group
Justice Department Says It Will Reopen Inquiry Into Realtor Trade Group
On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia made a ruling that opens the door for a renewed investigation into the Nationa...
Michael Carbonare
Sometimes It's Better To Be Lucky Than Smart, Or How I Made $30K On My First Deal
30 years ago I closed on my first real estate deal. It was a foreclosure, owned by the Resolution Trust Corporation. The RTC was a federal agency created in 1989 to resolve the Savings and Loan Crisis of the 1980s, wh...
Jeff L.
Indianapolis / Indiana - any special lead laws?
I'm under contract for my first property in Indy. I'm wondering if I should skip the lead inspection.The seller marked "unknown" in the sellers disclosure: Seller has no knowledge of lead-based paint and/or lead-based...
Lulu Nguyen
Rental housing and domestic violence
Hi all,
We rented our place to a couple but one of them became abusive to the other after splitting up. Both of them are on the lease. What is a way to remove the abuser? It is possible that the victim might want to...
Chris Jurgens
Any truth to this? (Facebook meme)
So I have seen this meme going around Facebook for sometime and I have tried researching myself but can not come up with anything solid. So BP is there any merit in this or is this another misleading Facebook post?
Nathan Shankles
In general what is the most profitable tenant demographic?
I currently own 2 properties: a duplex and a single family home. I’m looking to buy my next one and had this question come to my mind. In general, is there a specific demographic that is most profitable as tenants? If...
Dan Moore
Tenant screening isn't showing the true picture, what to do?
I'm new to BP, and new to focused renting and REI. However I'm decades into both residential and commercial rentals. Up until recently, it has been a sideline or ancillary to my normal business. We have some residenti...