Dan C
Neighborhood that you wouldn't consider investing in?
How would you describe a neighborhood that you wouldn't consider investing in? I live in a small to medium size Canadian city with a few not so great areas, but have some great deals from disgruntled landlords and/or...
John WIlson
Possible to evict tenant who is illegally subletting without lease signature?
A tenant of mine has been living in a rent controlled unit since the '80s & pays $1000/mo. for a 3 bedroom (market is $3,800). It has come to my attention that a new sublessee has moved in a few days ago. The orig...
Tariq B.
Finallly Feel the Pain of Section 8 Inspections
Hello All!I write this post to hopefully give someone the strength to not give up and keep on going, even if you fail sometimes it's not the end you just need to look on the bright side of things and keep on pushing. ...
Brandon Obrien
Management co. no contact agreement
I'm trying to choose a rental management company for my first investment property. I was told by one company that they have a requirement that the owner cannot contact the tenant. Its seems odd first to give up the a...
Sam M.
Everybody is afraid of the NMAR
NMAR (Northwest Montana Association of realtors) The title company told me this morning that the head of NMAR just sent out a memo (haven't seen it since it is confidential????) declaring SS double closings illegal!...
Chris P.
Fix and Flip Funding - Does Gorilla Capital Program Work
So the program seems pretty simple to me especially for someone starting out with not much capital that would allow them to be part of a flip. Yes I know there are hard money lenders but this does not appear to be a ...
Bryan Hancock
Designing Around Restrictive Covenant Risk When Purchasing Land
We have a purchase contract for a lot in Austin that we're planning to build a duplex on. We recently received a title commitment and Schedule B shows an exception for some restrictive covenants from 1948. These wer...
Vincent Villani
First Deal with a Goal of House Hacking
Hey everyone! I've been listening to the BP podcast for months now, and I've finally decided to dive into this. I'm currently brainstorming ideas for my first deal, and I have some very specific criteria in mind. I'd ...
Jimmy Chao
Why do they have to ask?
Can you guys help me understand this? Why do so many people looking to rent ask if we are private landlord or management company? Thanks.
M Marie M.
Tenant wants to buy, I don't want to finance
From day 1 the tenant has expressed an interest in buying my one and only rental.I'd like to sell said rental to tenant, eventually.However: House isn't worth more than 40K in it's current state, so renter couldn't ge...