Brian G.
Saying Hello from New York City, NY!
Hello, all! Nice to "meet" you! My name is Brian and I'm new to the BP world. Been listening to a few of the podcasts and it's re-started my interest in real estate, so I figured I'd jump in with both feet. A little a...
Mark Forest
Odor and moisture from the crawl space
I had about 2” of water in my flooded crawl space in April. I sucked it out with a utility pump and opened all the crawl space vents. We have not had any heavy rains like we did with the spring thaw and the April sh...
Paul Passafiume
Tax preparation costs for business+ individual
Ok, so I got my tax prep bill and I think its way high. For discolsure, my accountant had to file 5 forms:1040 US tax ind return1040-ES Estimated TaxKentucky Ind taxKentucky Est taxKentucky Single member LLC tax retur...
Lynnie M.
Starting real estate investments while working overseas.
Hi All,My husband and I want to buy rental properties for our future/retirement, we currently work overseas and won't be moving back to the States until 2020. Is it crazy to buy a property when we're not in the count...
Peter W.
Would you replace a furnace before it breaks?
I just made an offer on a house with a thirty year old furnace as a turnkey hold and rent. Hot water heater is in a similar state although not quite as old. Would you go ahead and replace now or wait for it to break?...
Jacob Lockard
Looking for advice to either continue my STR or sell
Hello everyone,Here are some details about my situation. I bought the house in December 2022 to start a short term rental. It's an owner occupy situation, where I live in the home and rent the other 3 rooms on Airbnb ...
Tahj G.
Are Property Managers Worth The Money?
I want to create passive income for myself and not have to deal that much with tenants, so I heard that property managers would be a good idea. But I've also heard that they can be quite costly.
Gary Alford
Do you prefer to buy Turn key properties or distressed and do everything yourself?
Hey BP, I was just curious what was everyone take on buying rental properties. Do you or would you buy turn-key properties? Why or why not? What do you consider turn key (i.e. already renovated and rented or just reno...
Greg Wilkins
Tenant victim of identity theft
My tenant reached out to me this morning stating that she has been the victim of identity theft and her bank account is currently frozen. Rent is due on the 1st and late after the 5th. She requested that I use a por...
Kevin Goodwin
My white letters landed me in the hot seat with my broker......
I sent out 500 letters in my town, and another 100 elsewhere on the island I live on, it's Cape Cod, a very popular vacation area. We have a lot of snobby old people, and lot's of property stays within the family. A s...