Kevin Harrison
smokers?
I have been a part of BP for over a year now and have been a smoker since I was way to young, but my question is when did smokers get such a bad rap?I personally don't smoke inside of even my own home, not even once. ...
Anita Muhammad
Is being a landlord worth it?
I'm a single mom and I work full time. Im looking to purchase my first home and I am looking into purchasing a two family home. Im a bit worried because everything I read says that having tenants is not worth it. Is t...
J. Martin
Lifestyle Design - What is it and how does it impact you?
@Ali Boone , @Charles McNelly, and others have talked about lifestyle design, and how it fits into their real estate investing - or should I say, how their real estate investing fits into their lifestyle design. I've ...
Account Closed
Renting to a Mexican citizen living in the US
I have a very nice couple with three well behaved kids that wants to rent one of my homes. The problem for me is trying to verify if they are good tenants or not. I asked for the standard copies of each of the couples...
Ashley Wolfe
Do you inspect each and every property?
We just had our first accepted offer on a house that I knew would have some underlying problems. After the general home inspection, we discovered WAY more than we were willing to take on for our first rehab/rent so w...
Derek Savage
Building Capital While Young: Two jobs or college?
I am a senior in high school and I am wondering if taking a gap year and working 50-60 hours a week to get some starting capital is something to consider. I am wondering if I should do that or try to get through commu...
Cheryl Crockett
2nd Hand Marijuana Smoke where Pot/Weed is Legal
This question was inspired by the discussion entitled "Caught Tenant Smoking Weed" started by @Faisal Farnas. As marijuana becomes legal in more U.S. states, many landlords and homeowners will find themselves facing t...
Alice Chen
Prop 19 in California
Seems like prop 19 has passed in California. What's the best strategy with this new law, that will reassess rental property taxes to fair market value, if passed to your heirs. Since the law does not take into effect...
Joe Splitrock
Where do you park your money?
I am wondering if you built up $10,000 or $25,000 or $100,000 in cash to invest, but were not ready to invest, where would you park your money? Would the "location" change based on the dollar amount?- Money market (FD...
David Tower
Help mom keep her house
Hello BP,
I was hoping you pros out there might be able to give me a strategy that would help my mom stay in her house.
She owns the house free and clear but the house is very big, the RE taxes are high, the upkeep ...