Christian Ekeogu
Rookie investor from Marietta, GA but residing in Manhattan, New York
Hi everyone, my name is Christian and I’m really glad to have stumbled across this site. From what I’ve seen and read so far this seems like the best place for a newbie like myself to meet some great people, acquir...
Brandon G.
Sceened tenants, 1st time for our first property
We took over management of a property this year. I just put signs out Saturday and have about 10 calls on the property in the last 3 days. I've been listening to the podcasts for quite a while and this is my first p...
Paul Sandhu
Breakdown of leadership of tenants in a STR
Back in January I had 5 guys move in to a STR. They are refinery contractors whose primary language is Spanish. 1 guy was the superintendent. He estimates jobs for the refinery and makes bids on them for the rest o...
Toyin Dawodu
IS YOUR HARD MONEY LENDER DOING YOU A FAVOR?
Is your hard money lender doing you a favor?My answer is NO. If you are a rehabber, you are the one doing your hard money lender a big favor.As a flipper, you spent your money marketing for deals. If you are good at f...
Emily Wilson
Convert a 3/3 to a 2/2 & studio?
[Question for investors in California due to specific market demands in hcol and limited housing supply]We have a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom house. 2 beds have ensuite bathrooms in downtown San Jose, California. The house i...
Angelo Pompeo
Questions about listing and managing my first STR
I'm in the process of purchasing an SFH for the purpose of listing it as an STR. I'm interested in managing it myself after seeing the property management fees for these types of listings. Some questions I've had. Do ...
Nico C.
My lender will not consider my Short Term Rental income
My lender will not consider income from my short term rentals as part of my Debt to Income Ratio. Any suggestions or workarounds? (Besides submitting a bogus lease for a “long term tenant”... yes this has been suggest...
Matt Marino
New guy from Pullman, WA
Hi BP,I've been reading/podcasting/lurking for long enough, so I thought it was high time I made an account and got the ball rolling. I'm Matt, I'm 26, and I moved to Pullman, WA from South Florida in 2012. I know the...
Ben Skove
New Member from Cincinnati, Ohio
I thought it was time that I rearranged the cart and horse, given that I jumped into the forums without properly introducing myself!
My name is Ben and I live and invest in Cincinnati. It turns out that I started on ...
DG A.
Growing a RE portfolio without displacing low(er) income folks?
Hi Folks, I'm wondering if anyone else out there has pondered this. In Oakland, if an owner moves into a property, and that property is 3 units or fewer, then after 2 years of the owner living in one of the units, the...