Chris Siefert
currently renting, want to invest
Recently divorced business owner father of two. I’m currently renting a small apartment and I’m torn between buying a house or going for it and taking the proceeds from the sale of the house I owned with my ex and buy...
Stephanie Sellers
Massachusetts Lead question?
Hi Mass BP community,My boss has a SFR (built 1920) that he recently rented to a single guy. Shortly after moving in the tenant mentioned that he has 2 children stay with him 2 days each week (split custody) and their...
David Gorman
Our renter wants to buy the property
We have a lake house in NY that we are currently leased until June 15, 2024. The renters have asked if they could buy the property. We might be interested if we could find a place we prefer in Maine closer to our chil...
John Matthews
Lead Safe vs. Lead Free
So my understanding was initially that in Philadelphia as a landlord you just needed to supply your tenants with the HUD "Protect your Family from Lead in your Home" Packet. I just came across this: http://www.phila.g...
Romel Mayorga
Relocating to North Carolina-Seeking recommendations on towns/neighborhoods
Hello, and thank you in advance to anyone that can offer any guidance. I'm in my early thirties; married with two small children. I'm looking for a suburb with good hospitals nearby* ( I work in healthcare), good pub...
Mark Cheeseman
To HELOC or not to HELOC, that is the question
A friend owns a home in the Bay Area of San Francisco. The house if paid for and is generating rental income and he wants to know if a HELOC is a good move or not to invest in other assets.Borrowing money is very che...
Glenn Mayo
A REALLY sticky situation I could use some help with
Ok. Here's what's going on:My wife's grandmother had a house that was owned free and clear and, when she died in 2008, there was no will deeding the house to anyone else, so it kind of became a "family estate". Curren...
Gordon Starr
Should I hire my own kids to work for me?
Hey everyone,I am a sole proprietor with a steadily expanding buy and hold portfolio. My kids are age 8 (son) and 10 (daughter). As a single dad with sole custody, the kids have always tagged along in some way - somet...
Ronesha Fisher
I am very skeptical about renting to an individual
Hello all, So I wanted to have an open discussion of my current situation. I have multifamily unit and I am currently looking for a tenant. I have the price at a reasonable price and I came across this one female who ...
Sarah Miller
Working with CPS?
Hello! We showed one of our properties to a women yesterday and her 2 kids. She really liked the place and asked if we would be willing to work with child protective services. She said that she is displaced right n...