Alec Rosario
Is Do Hard Money legit?
This would be my absolute first flip and I've already identified a property that is selling for $50k, and the literal next door over was just bought for $65k and sold for $125k 3 months later. My Question is: I'm prea...
Henry T.
Seattle Eviction deputy shot by tenant
More horrible news from this sad city. Btw, Seattle City council approved an ordinance making criminal history "off limits" on rental applications. Maybe not a good idea.
https://komonews.com/news/local/ballard-800-...
Bill Gulley
How Profitable Is Property Management?
I received a question about profitabilty of being a PM. I thought about it. I've had PMs at times 10% of rents. I'm thinking around here average rents are probably $500, that's $50 bucks plus first months rent.
$110...
Brady Boyer
Potential applicants not showing up for apartment showings
Anyone have any tips on how to increase the number of people who actually show up to view an apartment after scheduling an appointment I set up three showings tonight sent a reminder email 24 hours before and only on...
Keith Hackett
Realtor wants us to sign contract.
1st time buyers. We just got approved for our first home loan. We understand that we need to look at many, many, many properties to educate ourselves on what is a good property and what is not. Our realtor is willing ...
Bruce M.
Title Searches
I have called several local title companies and it seems they just don't offer the right service for doing a title search prior to a trustee auction. They seem structured to only provide the full escrow service.
I'...
Bob McIntosh
Discounted Properties
So after tooling around these forums for a while, conducting many searches, and reading a lot of posts I have seen something that has come up often but not yet been addressed (please correct me if I'm wrong).
Everyon...
H Simpson
Christmas Gifts For Tenants
Do any of you give Christmas gifts to tenants?
If they are "good" tenants, I'll hand deliver a gift card from the local grocery chain. They can use it for gasoline or groceries. Depending on the tenant, the denominat...
Stephanie Jamgochian
Tenant Requested Lowered Rent AND a Dog
I own a "B+" SFR in a HCOL university town with vacancy rates under 3%. I've owned this unit for the last 2.5 years and have had three turnovers since (first tenant broke lease after 5 months due to job loss and the...
Derek Famulari
4-Plex House Hack
Hello BP Community,This is my first BP post, so please forgive me if I deviate from any community posting practices and standards. I have been renting in Jersey City for approx. three years, and have always had an int...