Alison Ostendorf
Valuing a MF in New York City
All of you that have actually worked in NYC and have gone through any "works anywhere" training program know that NYC is a very specialized market and things are just done differently here.I would like to know what yo...
Tim Brown
Tenant selection (picking the correct tenant for the house)
I have a SFH that I am helping my partents rent out. We have each potential appilcant fill out a general application ( contact info, work history, previous landlords, number of teants, and number and type of pets).I...
Brian Gibbons
Stay motivated
I would like all the senior people that post at BP to put up their best quotes to keep them going every day especially with disappointing circumstances , as an illness, a death , A deal that goes really wrong , A busi...
Leland S.
Would you sell fsbo to cover flip losses?
I'm. Probably looking at a loss on my first flip considering realtor fees. If there were no realtor fees, walla, I'm profitable. Is that a reason to just do fsbo? Seems really sucks to hand over all your profit and gi...
Sara Budic
How to begin Bird Dogging/Tips for Bird Dogging
Hi guys! I'm completely new to the field of Real Estate, but I do know that I want to begin by "bird dogging" for investors. I was mainly wondering if anyone had any tips for me on how to find investors to bird dog fo...
Elizabeth Schellhammer
tenant asking for discounted rent due 2 oven not working properly
Hey BP Community!So here is the scenario:Our tenant informed us on Monday night that their oven wasn't working properly. My husband immediately went to the unit to check it out. He agreed with the tenant that the oven...
Brigg Sabol
If you could move anywhere in the U.S. to begin RE investing right now, where would you go?
I've been living in Japan for the past 10 years and I'm moving back to Southern California on May 30th. My wife is Japanese and through my research we have found that Torrance California has very strong Japanese comm...
Jeremiah Quinn
Mother-in-law apartments- Good places to look?
Hi all,My wife and I have been renting in SLC for the last 6 months saving up for 20% down payment on a house with a Mother-in-law apartment near our work in SLC. I've found some decent homes costing roughly $1.25 pe...
Andrew B.
Small to Medium Basement Leaks
I purchased a duplex last month that was built in 1921. There have been 2 days in the past month where we have gotten a TON of rain and we ended up with some small to medium size puddles in the basement. Is this cau...
Adam Knickelbein
Cash flow = NEGATIVE $2,000 per month
Hi everyone,I'm looking for my first deal here in my hometown of Boulder, CO. What I've found is that price-to-rent ratios are high - ranging from 24-30 depending on zip code. The median home sold price is $800,000, a...