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Greetings and blessings to the BP community, hoping you and your Fam are sustained.
My wife and I closed on a bank-owned property in S.C. in late September 2019 with a plan to implement the brrrr strategy, which we'...
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Hello BPers,I recently bought my first investment property about a month ago. I am super motivated and eager to see what will happen. My goal for the year was to buy two properties, but for some reason I feel kind of ...
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One of my rentals has a couple with three kids. When I visit to make repairs I have been noticing the stains and wear from three kids running around my unit all day. Any suggestions on how to mitigate the wear on the ...
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Hi Everyone,
I've been lurking the forum for the past three months, simply absorbing knowledge from this great site.
I have four rent & holds under my belt. I'm looking to double down if you will over the next t...
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I hear that Kevin O'leary from Shark Tank is predicting that as interest rates begin to hike, home values will go down or at best stay even for many years. What do folks think about how the coming rate hikes will af...
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My client recently purchased a home with a hard money loan and have successfully rehabbed it for use as an Airbnb rental. It has been operating for 2 months now. Our lender has informed us that we need 12 months of re...
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North Carolina
I just had a tenant move out. This tenant was in my home for 13.5 years. Paid rent on time. Took pretty good care of the place. I would appreciate some input regarding assessment of expenses so I c...
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What are some of the most common lease violations you see? I plan on strengthening my lease for my next property and I'm sure there are things I'm not covering. Aside from moving out in the dead of night and not payin...
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My tenant messaged me this morning stating she locked herself out of her bedroom. I previously lived in this property and never locked myself out of my room so I never looked nor do I even know if I have a key for the...
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Hello All -
I am at a crossroads and wanted to get your opinions…
My situation: I graduated 3 years ago with $65,000 in student loan debt and have since narrowed that down to $35,000. I'm sick and tired...