Kelvin Duen
Partnership Structure with a Friend
My best friend has approached me with a deal, that on paper, is just okay. It's not a homerun deal but it'll cash flow. The deal is in Philadelphia and we are in New York City. Here's the situation:
We are both new t...
Ben Skove
New Member from Cincinnati, Ohio
I thought it was time that I rearranged the cart and horse, given that I jumped into the forums without properly introducing myself!
My name is Ben and I live and invest in Cincinnati. It turns out that I started on ...
Jeremy Szymankowski
Tenant applicant slow to response
My current tenant has been with me for a year, and their lease is expiring at the end of the month. I listed my condo for rent online, but in the process, my current tenant said they would like their mom to move in to...
Deanna Boss
A Gnawing Problem - Mice but Tenants Refuse Exterminator
I own and manage a duplex built in 1900, old house, tons of holes. The upper unit (floors 2 & 3) is occupied by tenants with a 12-month lease and the lower unit is short term rentals (Airbnb). The upper unit has m...
Fed Finjap
Reflecting on my first year house hacking a 3-flat in Chicago
Hey everyone,
As 2024 comes to a close, I wanted to share my experience managing a 3-flat in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago during my first year as a landlord. It’s been a wild ride—full of challenges, lesson...
Kristen Jackson
Websites that give accurate comps
Hi I'm currently looking at properties in West end area of Atlanta and I want to do market analysis. I thought Zillow was pretty accurate but I've been told that Zillow is not completely accurate. Are there any other ...
Cali Skier
Clean, paying early tenant, got a cat, we found e-cigarettes
Preamble: We don't announce that we are the owners, we don't hide it, but it never comes up. We have a logo and a company name for all our properties, we look like a business. We sign the owner line on the lease, b...
Dexter Stewart
Looking For Guidance In Real Estate
Hello BP! My name is Dexter Stewart, I am full-time student and a HUGE real estate enthusiast! I've loved the idea of real estate since playing Monopoly as a kid. I'm sure someone here can relate!
Anyway I live in be...
David Moore
Valuing Multi-Family Properties
I'm kind of baffled at valuations in general. They seem so random. A building two blocks from my four plex in Crystal, has a newly painted exterior, decent looking apartments the same size, but with worse looking vi...
Jake Kucheck
Salability of HOA Lien
If there is an HOA lien in 2nd position headed for TS, and it gets sucked into the postponement vacuum that other liens tend to, does anyone have any experience with purchasing these liens, similarly to the way you wo...