Michael Mackney
First rental property not cash flowing
Hey everyone. I've had a duplex for the last 5 months in a C/C+ area. Original numbers and inspection report made it look like on paper that I would be cash flowing after raising rents to market rents but month after ...
Preston Dahl
Are any serious investors self-performing their rehab's?
I've spent the last two years remodeling our 1912 craftsman bungalow home. This process has done two things. One, help me discover I love carpentry. Absolutely love it. I grew up a farm kid and have spent the last 10 ...
Russell Holmes
Found a small, rented cash-flowing property. What would you do?
I have found what could possibly be a great starter investment house, or possibly not. I, of course, would want to see it in person, have it inspected, etc and do my due diligence before moving further. On the su...
Frank Wolter
How I went from 0-122 units mortgage free. My tips and secrets
I started off as a Police Officer at 22yrs old. While doing that I purchased my first home at 23yrs old. I bought a double home. Here in Cleveland that consists of an apartment on the bottom and an apartment above th...
Jose Garza
Bought My First Rental Property...
Hello everybody, My name is Jose and I am new to this site. I live in Houston, Texas and have decided to diversify my investments into real estate. A littlebit about myself. I am 32 yrs old, married and have two kids....
Account Closed
Can An HOA Legally Charge A Fee To Homeowners For Repairs/Improvements Paid For By The Homeowner?
Hi, all! I have a question about HOAs and have been searching around but cannot find a similar situation to mine. I purchased a single family fixer upper in CA that is in an HOA community. The homes are situated on at...
Reed Meyer
Advice for Investing with a Full-Time Job
I am graduating from college in a few weeks and start a full-time job in Chicago in July. As I start investing in real estate does anyone have advice for investing on the side of their full-time job? Do you mostly foc...
Lian L.
Need Help Making an Ugly House a Bit Nicer
So, what do you think? A true beauty, I know.The inside is getting better. We're rehabbing. What I want to do is increase 'curb appeal'. A few options I'm considering:1. Painting the brick2. Pulling the shingles a...
Ted Klein
Inherited Tenant With Small Dog & No Pet Policy
Hello BP, I just closed on a duplex in Marysville WA. One unit is vacant and the other has an inherited tenant with a small dog. There is a $200 non-refundable pet deposit in place. When we purchased the property we w...
Will Chamberlin
Closed and rehabbing #4 & #5
Hello All,Not sure if this really qualifies as a success story or not yet but my wife & I closed on two SFH in Syracuse, NY in the last couple of weeks and, as an out of state investor, am now in town for the reha...