Brian Ellis
Taking time to rest?
Good morning everyone,
I’ve spent the better half of the last year busting my tail to gut and rehab my single family home (first home purchase). I did this while working for a demanding family business, and gaining m...
Kimberly Gillock
student renters
Hello BP community! Landlording question for you all -- I am under contract for a SFH by a university, closing in early April. Wondering if anyone had advice on renting to students? I would ideally rent to grad stu...
Sean Tracey
Considering self managing a rental over an hour and a half away
I would like to hear some fresh perspectives and ideas from the community on how to go about making this a feasible situation. Since all I can do during my capital accumulation phase is read and think about REI, I end...
Account Closed
HELP - Basement Rental Flooding - Course of action
I am in need of some guidance on how to handle a situation. I am posting this in behalf of my in-laws who are the landlord of a rental affected.The landlord was notified last night of flooding in the basement unit in ...
Terry Drake
First Lonnie deal.. on the right track?
I wanted to hear some feedback from those who have done or are doing lonnie deals and tell me if I'm on the right track. With all the action I have gotten on this thing I would have thought it would be sold already. ...
Donte Handy
Cost of Changing Locks?
BPThis Friday I completed my first move-out inspection. A guy came over and charge me $300 to change my locks. He changed 3 locks. Does this seem like a fair price? Where can I get information on going prices prior to...
Joshua Dorkin
How will the iPad Change the Real Estate Business?
After talking with quite a few people and after reading some interesting reviews, it seems that the iPad could be a real game changer for the real estate business (and many others). With that in mind, I thought we co...
Tony Castronovo
Being taken advantage of by my property manager
So I recently ended a very bad relationship with a property manager (large company) on the 11th of last month. I've been waiting for everything to clear on my ledger to get my final distribution. Earlier this week I...
Mark-Anthony Villaflor
Refi Til Ya Die Strategy
In this time of COVID I'm looking at purchasing extra property but am looking at getting the downpayment from cash refinancing properties. I listen to several podcasts aside from Bigger Pockets- Real Estate Guys and J...
Daniel Lehman
Pay off car loan or buy first rental?
So I have a car loan with about 4 years left. The interest rate is at 24%. I have been building my credit up and I'm around 700 now but when I tried for a refi i was denied. Should I pay off my car loan first before I...