Eric Riddle
Any landlord advice for a new House Hacker?
Hi BP community. I'm a rookie investor looking to do my first deal with house hacking. One of my biggest concerns moving forward is landlording. For anyone that has house hacked before, is there anything different abo...
Thao Kieu
First time home buyer - Anything could go wrong did go wrong
Buying Our First Home Was Like Playing With FireWe are young and naïve, but we are also risk takers. That’s why decided to buy a colonial built in the late 1930’s for $310,000 in Totowa, NJ with 10% down payment. It...
Paul Sanders
HOA CC&R's written in 1998 now being used to prevent STR's, what to do?
I purchased a property in an area with an HOA in 2020 in a ski town with the intent to build a home on it to live in during retirement (15 years away) and rent until then using it occasionally when not rented to cover...
Alex R.
Tenant Satisfaction Questionairre - Would you do it?
Do you send questionnaire's to your tenants on ways to improve your services? The only feedback that I get from the tenant is through the property manager. I'm thinking of sending a letter to the tenants with a postag...
William S.
What should I do with this home? Former primary residence
This was my former primary residence. It's currently being rented out until the spring. My first thought is to sell it and move on to something better. I wanted see if there is another option I'm not thinking of (refi...
Josue Vargas
Earthquakes and Hurricanes: What will happen next in Puerto Rico?
A series of earthquakes, largest one so far happened early morning on Jan 7th 2020, magnitude 6.6M in the Richter scale in Puerto Rico just 8 miles from the south coast. Some areas in the south have suffered the wors...
Marco Padilla
Having problems with my tenants
Wow so I’ve been having problems with one of my tenants whom have been paying the rent late the past 4 months and they’ve gotten worse, I’ve been having to charge them late fees. Now these are stellar tenants, until t...
Maxwell Milholland
Soon To Be First Time Landlord, What Mistakes Am I Going To Make?
Hello everybody,
I am not a landlord yet, but if all goes to plan I will own a two unit upper lower in which I plan to house hack in the next couple months. As with all things in life, no matter how prepared I feel or...
Matthew Wyn
First failed rent payment from tenant. Now what?
I officially have my first "failed" rent payment from a tenant.I use an online payment system where tenant's automatically pay rent and have verified their bank accounts through that site.I've had this tenant/roommate...
Latreeka Williams
Question about Alabama tax lien certificates--take possession?
Hello,I recently purchased a tax lien certificate in Alabama (property was sold at the 2015 tax sale). The property does include a house. I had a few questions about my rights as a lien holder. I have been reading/...