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Brandon G. 50% Rule In Dallas?
12 December 2014 | 19 replies

First, I know the 50% rule is a guideline and not a rule. I am curious: Given the high property taxes here the Dallas area, how achievable is the 50% rule?I ran a report using a house whose ARV is $150,000, bought at ...

Chris B. Hoarder tenants - what to do
30 April 2023 | 10 replies

The current tenants in one of my SFHs are hoarders.  Boxes still remain along with piles of clothes and everything else throughout the house in every room and hallway since move-in.  This is a safety and health hazard...

Cassie Villela Do you allow tenants to have weapons?
13 December 2020 | 21 replies

Just went through the process of renting my first property! I used a lot of the resources from Brandon & Heather Turner's book on landlording. One of their rules in that book is absolutely no weapons or firearms. ...

Christopher Morin Closed the first Sub2!
19 May 2015 | 8 replies

Whew!  After a hectic 3 weeks getting ready for my first ever sub2 purchase, we closed yesterday!  I used) documents that a local lawyer put together for me.   Took 3 hours of his time to put them together (8 pages of...

Michael Healy My rentals have nicer kitchens and baths than my home...
31 March 2017 | 13 replies

Anyone else in the same boat?  I've been wanting to renovate my home kitchen and bath since I purchased my coop three years ago, but I acquired two multi-families in the fall and have been addicted to making improveme...

Doug Watts First Flip Listed! Any strategies to avoid CAPITAL GAIN$?
3 April 2016 | 15 replies

My first flip is listed on the market and should be selling soon. I was just wondering if there are any strategies or things that could be helpful to me on the capital gains. Im pretty sure in texas you have to own ...

Alex Lane Sub contractor questions
13 June 2017 | 16 replies

Hello BP community,What are others doing in order to inforce timelines with subcontractors? You think cleaning up after your work is done would be a no brainer but half the time i find myself explaining to pick up aft...

Alex Goncharov FSBO potential problems -many people still regard all FSBO listings as scams.
25 February 2023 | 8 replies

Hey everyone
I am thinking about selling without an agent approach. What do you think, is it a real problem for FSBO?
From the article (CA Realty Training, Aug. 22, 2022)
“Although there are quite a number of legit...

Edit B. Chicago Investing / Property Taxes
22 June 2017 | 15 replies

I'm originally from Chicago, but moved out to the west after college and bought my first MF duplex in Sacramento. Sacramento investing has a lot of bonuses -taxes are pretty low(~1%), rents are high, appreciation is h...

Dee D. Are you still investing in Colorado? Restrictive new law HB 24-1098
11 July 2024 | 15 replies

I keep seeing posts about HB 24-1098 which severely restricts a landlords ability to evict non paying tenants or restricting folks on rental assistance from the government.  
Are you all still investing in Colorado l...