Lisa Lavie
NO MONEY DOWN! :) Just closed on my 3rd property...
Hey Fellow BP members,I'm so excited! I just purchased my 3rd SFH in Montreal, Canada 3 weeks ago. I purchased the property for 165K, however it's worth more like 200K in it's current condition. It came with tenants &...
Amanda Bruneau
Long Distance Investment Properties
I love the idea of buying rental properties in a more landlord-friendly area, but the idea of managing a rental property from afar is terrifying. I would love to hear people's experiences with doing this and how it ha...
Gerry Harris
100k in the bank and 100K in debt
Hello all! This is going to be a rather long post, but I am very perplexed on what I should do with my very current/upcoming situation.Long Story Short, for all intensive purposes I am about 100K in debt6k left on car...
Hobart King
Insurance is killing my rentals
Can someone tell me what a normal amount is to pay for Insurance on low end rental properties? I own two rental properties in a 50/50 partnership in Birmingham, AL.
Rental 1: Market Value ~50k. Insurance Payments ar...
Hady Farag
Home purchase severely under appraised ... Advise?
Hello BP,
First time home buyer here and need some insight/advise on my current situation. I'm currently under contact on a MFH for $650,000 and had an appraisal come back at $475k, approximately $175k under that pri...
Jenessa NeSmith
Starting an Airbnb and STR management company
So I have been an Airbnb host for about a year and a half with my primary residence (in-law suite in the basement as well as private rooms) and just got our second property up on the Airbnb market. My wife and I do a...
Victor B.
Las Vegas
Good Evening BP,
I'm going to be taking a trip to Las Vegas to prospect investment properties. I'm looking to purchase a single family property and follow a Buy and Hold strategy. What are some things I should do eit...
Account Closed
Pursuing Bird Dogging Legally
Hi everyone, my name is Michael and I'm a 15 year old from New York. Over the past year or so I've been trying to get into real estate but there's always a problem with either the strategy or my age. I looked into B...
James Park
Prospective Tenant was turned off by thorough tenant screening process
This is the first time listing the rental property as an agent representing myself. I almost went through an eviction on my last property in Chicago and wanted to be extremely cautious when screening a prospective ten...
Jonathan Twombly
Do you need an LLC? Absolutely. There is No Debate About It.
The LLC debate rages on here at BP. Rarely does a day pass without an investor asking whether they should use an LLC or not. Perhaps BP should have a whole forum just devoted to this question . . .Having an LLC is ...