JAMES Coleman
Fork in the road- Debt-to-income
Hello all,
My wife and I are at a fork in the road and need some guidance. For the sake of a little background, we bought our first home two months shy of two years ago and have fully renovated it. We bought the ho...
Jignesh Savaliya
Should I consider tenet application with low credit and eviction
Hello Everyone,
I own duplex property in the Austin Tx area. yesterday I have received my first application with a low score. Property has been listed for 15 days. few highlightsperson 1: score 402Accounts Ever Late:...
Siye Baker
Rich Weese from Janitor to Multi-Millionaire(Review)
I have entered a knowledge-consumption stage, and due to there only being so many hours in the day, I must be efficient with my time. I have read perhaps a dozen RE books, with each of them saying more or less the ...
Tzvi Balsam
Getting calls do not know how to handle
Hello,I just sent out my first mailer using @Jerry Puckett In NJ somwhere.I started getting calls yesterday and it is a disaster, I will try discribe all the issues one by one.Someone calls while I am in the car I ans...
Austin J.
How to get that 2nd property?
Just Closed on my first property, and I'm feeling like I made a mistake. Bought a duplex for $157,400. My mom will live in one half and I plan to occupy the other. I got a great deal in one sense- My mom supplied the ...
Hitesh Deka
Where are my pitfalls?
Hi all,I am a newbie in real estate and getting to learn from BP. I live in the bay area, CA (on rent) with my family. Home prices here are so high, more so in good school districts, I cannot afford (my be I do not wa...
Ken Sanders
Self-Directed 401k Loan --Maximum Allowable Interest?
I'm looking to take out a loan from my self-directed 401k, but I'm curious as to what interest rate to charge myself. I actually want to charge myself as much interest as possible since I'm not planning on contributin...
Elizabeth Blazina
mold making tenant sick?
Hi BP members, I have a tenant that has called me to report what he believes to be a mold issue that is causing him to be sick. Now I have checked the plumbing and found no issues and I normally am pretty dil...
Senia E Cuevas
New to BP - Evaluating a 8 unit apartment Building
Hello BP,
I joined this week and new to real estate investing - rental is the way I want to go. I found a 8 unit apartment building $400k and have about 40k to use. Learned at the webinar this week that I need 20% ...
Tariq B.
$800 Electric Bill...What Would You Do?
Have a fairly new tenant in. She told me she had a high bill about $800. So she had an energy audit done which was free, they told her the vents had leaks and the thermostat was wrong. So called the pro's in for this ...