Ryan P.
House Hack - FHA 203k - First Property
Hello all,I have been following BP forums, blogs, & podcasts for the past year & am excited to begin my RE journey. I live in Hyde Park (Boston), MA, which is a fairly expensive market. For my first property, ...
JD Martin
Example of why landlords shouldn't be afraid of vacancies
Over the last month, we had an unusual situation in that 5 units all came vacant at (roughly) the same time as leases were ending; instead of tenants renewing, two bought houses, one couldn't navigate steps any longer...
Georgia Acres
Does every penny count?
My property is listed on several sites "For Lease".
But every inquiry I have gotten is asking if I can reduce the rent. Everyone one has a good reason why they can't afford it monthly. Bankruptcy, divorce , lost ther...
Travis Steinemann
WARNING: DO NOT TRUST ZILLOW BACKGROUND CHECKS
Hello all, I was going to review Zillow on Google, but I guess they are too big to need reviews. I have 12 units and have been using Zillow for applications and screening, and everything was going OK until recently. I...
AJ Wong
How the acceleration of inflation will super charge the PRIME Real Estate
Dollars are doomed. Well maybe the fears of de-dollarization are a bit inflated (like everything else!) but more out of a lack of options than the strength of the currency. The harsh reality is that the United States ...
Steve K.
Rent Collection in person
We recently closed on small multi family property in PA and have inherited tenants. Previous landlord went door to door to collect rents in cash or other tender and issued rent payment receipts. I personally went to m...
Jackie Hung
Electronic rent payment vendors - eRentPayment or alternatives
Hi, I am currently using eRentPayment. I have just leased to a new tenant and this is a tech guy but he was having a hard time getting it set up. I am partly to blame as I didn't send him the email template that I got...
Derrick Reyes
Looking for Hard Money Lenders That Don't Require an Appraisal
Hello! I'm a new investor getting started with BRRRR in the Detroit area. I thought I had found a couple lenders who would do fix and flip loans with new investors. However these lenders still require an appraisal, co...
Kevin Lefeuvre
Airbnb's Extenuating Circumstances cancellation!
Guest contacts me at 8 pm on check in day saying son is sick and taken to urgent care and they could not travel. They say they will try to check in on day 2 if son feels better. (they are 7 hours drive away). Day 2 th...
George P.
WilliamPaid shutting down
just got an email from williampaid. "We regret to inform you that after 5 years, WilliamPaid will be no longer processing rent payments.If you are an existing user of our service, we will stop processing new payments ...