Stephen Paunovski
Central New York (Syracuse) Beginner
After some years of lurking on this site and the BP Podcast I've revitalized my BP profile and I want to hit the ground running on my real estate investing goals. I'm from Syracuse, NY and for the past year or so I've...
Patrick Bavaro
Ready to rent this weekend, or is it?
My wife and I are finally taking the first step in our real estate journey in the form of house-hacking. We are near done, but have a whole house window project that is in motion to upgrade the 1970's windows in our p...
Kent Kiess
Working on a master "Business" plan
Right now I'm a rat devising my master plan on how I will escape the craziness. I am a Construction Technology teacher at a Southern California high school. I am happily married and have two great children ages 8 and ...
Danny Randazzo
Tips for Getting a Seller back to Reality
What tactics or negotiating strategies have you successfully used to get a seller to bring down their sale price expectation? We are exploring a current apartment opportunity but seem to have a 10-15% price difference...
Megan Barron
Current interest rates
Interest rates are looking very good right now. I found a really good rate of 3.375 for a 30 year fixed at Sterling Bank and Trust.Has anyone ever worked with them before? I visited a location and it seemed very cheap...
Ryan Daigle
Apartment Pricing in a Downturn
I thought this was a decent article about lessons learned during 2008/09 regarding pricing of apartment rents. The gist being that pricing is only one tool in the toolbox with the end goal being revenue preservation a...
Shawn Jones
books
What are some good books anyone can recommend for a begginer
Dana Holland
How would you handle move out inspection with tenant present?
I have my first move out inspection coming up next week. The tenants have requested to be present which by law in Arizona we have to allow them to be if they request it. Throughout their lease they have been combati...
Aditya Soma
Successful completed the first reno with in budget
Hello Friends,I'm proud to announce that successfully finished my first renovation with in budget.All credit goes to BP community. you guys Inspired me, you guys gave me all the right tools to play the game confidentl...
Dan Krupa
Property management in Northern Phoenix/Glendale/Peoria
Hi BP,
My wife and I run a successful property management company in Kansas City, MO. We are looking to expand into Phoenix now that we live here. Wondering what are the general thoughts on property management here. ...