Isaac Passmore
Looking for advice, better to start inside DC or PG County?
Hi all, first time posting on BP. My girlfriend and I are really interested in trying our hand at real estate but we aren't sure where to start in terms of location. We know we want to get inside the District of Colum...
Karmina Luna-Dominguez
Need Encouragement please
Hello, Rookie here! And I just booked my first deal!! Closing late Oct in Rochester NY! Pretty excited! I got a 4 Unit Complex with long term tenant who seems to be current. But need some encouragement because I’ve be...
Mary Jay
Should I buy this rental?
Hi guys,
So I have lived in a house, in an expensive neighborhood for 10 years, my child grew up there so I am very attached to that house and so is my son. It is 550K now, rented but its too big 5 bdr 3 baths so i...
Burt L.
Judge Awarded X-Girlfriend Part of the House - He wants Out Of It
Heard from an owner whose former girlfriend got a judgement against him in 1980 for a house he bought as a single person in 1975. The former was awarded 20% of the house. A few years ago that 20% ownership was quit-cl...
Eric Fitzgerald
Ways You Increase Revenue in Your Properties?
All,I'm interested to hear any strategies or methods you use to increase revenue. I work for a local investor, and we are brainstorming ways to increase cash flow and revenue in his student housing properties.We are o...
Tim Youse
Noob from Baltimore - sell or rent?
Hello BP. I'll get right to the point. Bought a house in Baltimore City in 2005 (about a year before the bubble burst) with very little down. Fast forward 10 years, the house is underwater, but fortunately the market ...
Megan Alan
House Hack Newbie in Oregon
Hello BP Community! I discovered the BP podcasts while educating myself about financial literacy & the FIRE movement. As a creative professional historically "allergic to math," I never thought I'd consider real e...
Joshua D.
Help my wife and I solve this FIGHT. Should I get a W-2 job?
Hello all. My wife and I are having a disagreement that we need you to weigh in on. Here is what we are having a hard time with:We started dating in 2012, and I've always held a W-2 job of some kind. I hated the l...
Account Closed
Sorry, you're getting evicted.
Finally going through my first eviction. The last thing I want to do is evict someone. I have an inherited tenant that no matter how much I try to get them in-line, they just won't get it together. I strongly suspect ...
Raeshelle C.
Best way to start out investing with $10K?
How would you invest in your first rental property if you had $10K? I am going to get a personal loan so that I can get started. I want to buy and hold. I live in MA. I could house-hack first and do it through FHA and...