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Ive had my town home rented out since March and this is my first experience being a landlord. I did screening through Zillow Rental Manager and got my rental agreement from BP. Ive picked up rent several times in cash...
First time poster and investment real estate buyer! I am 30 years old with 2 kids and my wife stays at home. Decided to get into rental real estate to supplement my advertising sales job. Located in Effingham ILL...
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Hi I purchased a triplex in a decent area with inherited tenants. I closed a few days ago and I went to the property to hand out a welcome packet. This included a welcome letter stating all the normal stuff, I infor...
Hi BP Columbus, OH community. I'm in the process of buying my first duplex in the German Village/Merion Village area (2 blocks south of Schiller) and am looking for any trade secrets people are willing to share, insig...
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We found a guy offering two turnkey properties as a package deal. He is asking 50k which honestly we could pay 50k and it is still a stupid deal. We would cashflow nearly 500.00 a month off of the two properties. He s...
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This is my first experience as a landlord and really don't think I've handled it well. My first big mistake was I got to friendly with the tenants.Mistake number 2 is the first time they were late with the rent I l...
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Tarek and Christina from HGTVs Flip or Flop, will be bringing there class to numerous cities including Dover, Delaware and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania among other places.
The ticket is free so there is obviously an ups...
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Hello BP Community!I was wondering what Online Service do you use to allow your tenants to pay online or through direct deposit? Any tips that you have to share for a first-time landlord is also very much appreciated ...
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Hi All -- I lived in my single family home (which I have an FHA loan) for two years before I started renting it out to tenants. I've now owned the home for three years, and have had almost a year of rental income. I l...
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It is not often in life that you truly get the chance to see what you're made of - as an investor, a consumer, a citizen, a human being. For whatever reason, it generally takes monumental events - often catastrophes -...