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We had a showing at one of our C class properties yesterday, and a propsective tenant came in with a boyfriend. She submitted an application (incomplete, and that in itself is a red flag, short rental and employment h...
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I was driving through Salt Lake City yesterday and couldn’t help but notice so many of the FOR LEASE signs plastered on all of the commercial office buildings lining the main highway. Most of these high-rise office bu...
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Hey BP team. My fiance and I are starting our first direct mail campaign in Santa Barbara, CA to hopefully land our first off-market live-in rental. In this market we would be putting between 5%-20% down. Wondering...
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Hi everyone,Thought came to mind and was wondering if this is ever done, and if so what is the good and the bad. Let's say I have a commercial property with a couple of small retail locations (300 sqft) where rents ar...
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Hey BP members. Would appreciate some insight here. I have the ability to buy a 2-3 bedroom home where I live in Phoenix AZ. I have a few friends that would want to be my roommates and pay a fair, market rental rate f...
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BP...I am looking to open a self directed IRA. Does anybody have any suggestions on which company I should use?
Thanks in advance!
Hi everyone, I am a real estate accountant in NYC and has been doing it for the past 6 years. I primarily do day to day operations for residential buildings in NYC. Ask me anything
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Hi Everyone! I'm moving back to the states,
Atlanta in particular, to look after my mother.
I've been away for 27 years and return with
enough to purchase a house outright and
some left over to start a property inve...
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What do you do when the Tenant leaves personal property behind? Do you trash it? Put it in storage? Sell it on ebay?It's not unusual for tenants to move out - or be kicked out - and leave personal property behind. I'v...