Nicholas Oh
experienced, but I've never experienced this!
Ok, so I'm an owner/operator landlord in the capital of Florida. College town FSU land... so, I took a deposit on 2/13 from an out of state tenant, 2 young girls, checked out ok, they had a local friend look at the...
Jennifer McElliott
Remodeling with Tenants in the unit
Hey all - this is the first time we're closing w/ inherited tenants... and the place is outdated and worn. The tenants are both (this is a duplex) on month to month leases that are under market but I suspect that's a...
Andrew Whicker
Zoned as Duplex, rents as a Triplex
Hi,
I'm sure many of you have faced this issue before. I got an offer accepted on a Triplex that is zoned as a Duplex. The owner says the house has been rented this way for 8 years without a problem. I'm w...
Andrew Pfleger
how to jump in to the deep end...
I've listened to quite a few podcasts and have been intrigued with most of them. The ones that really get the blood flowing are the ones like "298" where the purchase happens to be a large number of units.I still feel...
Gordon Ray
Total Newbie from Austin, TX
Hello everyone!My name is Gordon and I'm totally new the idea of real estate investing. The past year has been an education in a lot of ways to make my money begin to work for itself. I think I've always had the dream...
Douglas Larson
Home Staging . . . What the heck is Mid Century Modern?!?
I stage all my homes for sale. I have had to adjust to a few new trends over the last decade and a half - mostly color palate (tans a browns changed to soft greens and blues). I am not a designer but I watch some home...
Shawn Westbrook
Beginner Handyman tools
So, as a budding house hacker I wanted to ask my friends on BP:What tools come in most handy to a novice landlord? What should I add to my list?HammerTape measurePower drillHacksawSanderScrew driversAllen wrenchesChan...
Craig Smith
Want some buying my next property
Hey guy I'm new to investing. I already have a house and I'm looking to invest in real estate. I live in New York city but prices are too expensive. Can someone out there give me some advise. Like what state to buy my...
Mike Savage
too much equity in rentals??
So i've been traveling a lot and thinking about significant equity in our properties while on the road. Since the Portland market has been on fire and we've owned 4 properties for 10 plus years we have some very nice...
Jay Y.
Sharing equity with tenants?
Hi all,Just thinking out loud here but would anyone of you consider sharing some equity with your tenants? I'm coming from the angle that I'm a lazy landlord who doesn't want to deal with maintenance calls and I hate...