Anthony Wick
PayPal is free, unless your tenant can’t follow instructions
I know there’s a ton of posts and questions about how people collect rents. I’ve been using PayPal for quite a while. It’s free to landlords and tenants, and I get my money within 24 hours (the first time rent payment...
Nathan Shankles
The 2% rule - how close do you stick?
I bought my two investment properties about 8 years ago and at that time hadn’t heard of Th e 2% rule. When I recently learned of it, I went and did the math. Each of my properties falls between 1.3 and 1.6%. I’m wond...
John Heasley
Should I take a pay cut now to potentially earn more later?
Hello BP! Full disclaimer--I'm borrowing a friend's account as I'm discussing a job switch, and I don't want this information floating around the internet with my real name on it in the event that someone from my curr...
Matthew Nicklin
Multiple Syndicatiors sending out the same deal
So I have been reading up a lot on syndication lately and getting familiar with the process. I have done a lot of reading and learning and I feel pretty comfortable with the overall structure and the way these deals a...
Morgan Gruelle
how do you track expenses you pay cash for?
I am wondering how I can account for cash expenses. I have a rental property that I did not have time to paint so I paid a friend cash to paint the rooms over the coarse of a few days. I am wondering how can I track t...
Charlie Moore
Can you advertise your rental “ Rented As Is “
Often, prospective tenants will come and request a certain demand. - “ Well, can you paint this a different color “ - “ Well, what about the outside, will you update the gardens? “ - what about the dust? Seems dusty e...
Daniel Toshner
Closing on my 151st unit in less than 24 months!
BP!I would have never been able to do it without the BP community! I will be closing on my 151st unit in less than 24 months. If you told me I would have more than a 100 units when I first started looking into real ...
Patrick Philip
Can you help me estimate repair cost on this house?
I went to look at a house today. Here are 16 pictures....https://www.dropbox.com/s/2t7uutjmciu9yif/IMG_2017...https://www.dropbox.com/s/s1qvlm9ixke4rfb/IMG_2017...https://www.dropbox.com/s/49tqalxh9segr4h/IMG_2017...h...
Justin Tyler
Best Philly Sub-Markets for Rentals
Hi everyone! I am currently looking for rentals in Philadelphia, and I am wondering what others feel are the best sub-markets for buy and hold rentals. I have been told that Fishtown is a great area for young professi...
Joseph Weisenbloom
Is this a scam or just weird?
So I have a bedroom I am trying to rent out and I have been getting emails from a woman that claims to be in a remote fishing village in Alaska right now and is moving to Austin. She says they don't have phone service...