Caleb Bryant
Looking forward to 2018
2018 is going to be an amazing year! I have already started a list of goals I want to achieve and things I want to get accomplished. I have asked my friends what their goals are and I am excited by some of the answers...
Joe Assad
8 Traits of Great Real Estate Investors
Think you have what it takes to be a great real estate investor? Of course you’re a hard worker—that’s a given. You’ve put in countless hours building a firm knowledge of the foundational principles of real estate, an...
Walt Thiessen
How can a real estate agent most help you? Where do real estate agents fall down on the job for you?
Hi. I'm a new member. I'm marketing guy who lives in Simsbury, CT, and I provide online marketing services for a real estate agent based in the Houston, TX area. In the course of helping her over the past two months, ...
Michelle Apple
Cheaper Homes or faster market?
My husband and I are wanting to move out of California and start flipping homes in a tax friendlier state. Do you think it is better to move to an area where the houses are cheaper but might take a little longer to s...
Jarrett Harris
Tenant want to break lease...Justified?!?!?!?
Hey guys, I have been learning from this site since last summer when my wife and I initially started looking for investment property. Long story short, we bought a 4 unit building back in October. It is now full.
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Damir Kamber
Our first two deals closed in months time...kind of
Hello BP addicts!I have been absent for probably a month, this daddy thing is no joke ;) I don't care what others will say, we just closed two deals in two (and some change) months time. We bought a SFH on May 24th an...
Jon Klaus
Do you bonus contractors?
Do you give bonuses to your contractors?
If they go above and beyond?
If they finish on time or ahead of time?
For exceptional quality or service?
So you stay at the top of their list for future work?
For working thr...
Kody King
What’s the best thing you’ve done for a tenant?
What’s the best thing you’ve done for a tenant? Did it cost you anything? Are you happy you did it?
Elizabeth J.
Managing your own multi-family property in Chicago
My husband and I are looking to purchase a multi-family property in Chicago. I plan to be the property manager, though we no longer live in the area. I plan to coordinate all of the maintenance/upkeep and have peopl...
Katie Hawn
Is commingling a concern when returning a security deposit to a tenant?
As a landlord when I have new tenants, I have been careful about receiving a security deposit as a separate form of payment from any rent and depositing the security deposit in a separate holding/escrow account. Now ...