Eric Blackford
Getting your agent to be truly on your side
If you haven't heard about the Freakonomics bit on real estate agents and how their incentives aren't aligned with yours, watch this 3 minute video here to get some insight into the problem.https://www.youtube.co...
Jeff G.
Carpet ruined - Do I have recourse? Should I pursue?
I had tenants rent my 2,850 SF house for 5.5 years. They disclosed their four dogs before signing, and they gave me a $500 extra deposit for that (in addition to last month's rent). And the wife said to me as they wer...
Account Closed
Successful on just Rental Properties?
Just a Question to people that like to buy houses and rent them out and others that have and still do but also, Buy and sell, Wholesale and all that good stuff. Are you able to be really successful in only Owning hous...
Russell Ponce
Can Wholesaling be Illegal?
I just got a pretty severe lecture from a house buyer. Trying to figure out this game and making your way as a wholesaler title companies etc are going to look at you like you've got two heads from time to time. "Peop...
Leonid Solomonik
Buying properties in FEMA flood zone
Hi everyone,
Has anyone dealt with purchasing properties in FEMA declared flood zone? Any word of advise besides additional expense on flood insurance. Many properties in CO got flooded last summer and were c...
Jonathan Johnson
6-unit apt, all vacant, cat-lady "tenant", distress Landlord
Hello all,Long time lurker, first time poster so be gentle.I live in a small college town and I found a 6-unit apartment that I'm considering purchasing. I have a friend currently renting there ($600/mo) but he's movi...
Dan H.
Reason not to rent to smokers - terminate tenant w/ few options?
We no longer rent to smokers but we used to rent to smokers with the condition that they smoke outside.
We have a tenant that is a from the time that we rented to smokers. They have been good at only smoking outside...
Mindy Jensen
Ethics Question: Do you "say" there are other offers?
This question comes out of frustration over the seemingly ubiquitous "We've received another offer, please give highest and best." I live in a hot market, and it seems whenever I call about a property, there's always ...
Darsh Patel
Should I create an LLC for my properties?
Hi everyone, I own a few small multi-family properties (8 units total) and I have heard that it is good to transfer rental properties over to an LLC ownership. I wanted to ask what would be the benefit of doing this?...
Shazia Chiu
Tenant behavior...I cannot compute!
Hi BP. My husband and I own a fourplex and our neighbor/tenant has been paying rent later and later each month since she signed her lease in May. She is honestly not someone we would have rented to if we'd had control...