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Scott T. Best Places To Start a Lease Option, Rent to Own Business in USA?
27 March 2017 | 41 replies

Hi there,I'm new to REI and BP and currently researching where we might focus offering 'rent to own' lease option services, within the continental US? It seems 'logical' that both the hottest selling and economically ...

Mark Frattini Tenant was “gifted” a dog
9 December 2018 | 58 replies

My property manager contacted me to let me know a tenant in one of my duplexes has been given a dog. They asked me if I would consider collecting a 200.00 pet deposit and 25.00 a month for pet rent or if I wanted to e...

Emily Sulliban 50% Rule- Is it Really a Rule?
8 August 2010 | 26 replies

I've been reading on the 50% rule for calculating viability on a potential rental income property:
Gross monthly rent
-(minus)50% for operating expenses
______________________________(equals)
NOI(Net Operating Inco...

Ben Rice House hacking in SF Bay Area
11 August 2020 | 36 replies

Hey BP! This is my first post and I'm still very much a newbie in the REI world. I've listened to about 5 podcasts so far and I'm digging all the great info and interviews.That being said I live in the SF Bay Area, wh...

Collin Hays VRBO now charging guests 20 percent for a booking
6 June 2024 | 39 replies

Wow, it's getting to where it's VRBO is the one making all of the money.  2 years ago, the service fee was under 10 percent.  If you add in the owner's portion, VRBO is carving off 30 percent or more per reservation. ...

Mike Jones Can someone help me find a home for 28-30k?
26 July 2019 | 19 replies

I'm trying to buy a place, but it seems like the real estate market is shady. All of the homes I've been interested in have sold for under or slightly above what I have, even though they were listed for much more orig...

Erin Dorsey Robinson Any landlords forgiving rents during COVID?
1 May 2020 | 63 replies

I know that a lot of landlords are suffering right now. Much has been made of the struggles of tenants facing financial hardship and many landlords have been placed at the mercy of the now-exhausted small business rel...

Steven May How Much Are You Putting Away For Retirement Vs. Investing
12 November 2019 | 29 replies

As a millennial and recent college grad and wanting to begin building a portfolio of properties while working a full time job, a question I constantly find myself contemplating is how to plan for an early retirement a...

Aaron Araujo Finance of America Commercial - Any Good?
17 December 2021 | 52 replies

Hey Everyone!I'm looking at short term financing options for a BRRR deal in New Bedford, Massachusetts. I cam across Finance of America Commercial and spoke with a representative who sent me over an application packet...

Jon Passow Purchaasing through an LLC
29 January 2018 | 26 replies

Sorry for the misspelling in the title, hit post too soon and now I can't edit the title. I've decided to go the LLC route for my REI plan and I'm a little confused on how to purchase a property THROUGH an LLC. Detail...