James Syed
12 unit Building Valuation
Hello BP Members, I am interested in purchasing this 12 unit building and would appreciate if members could assist me with purchase price. It's an off market property and Seller has passed away and his family doesn't ...
Adrian Clapp
National Rent Control Coming?
Biden rolls out 'Renters Bill of Rights' as lawmakers push for federal rent control lawsIn the face of , President Joe Biden is the White House is calling a "Renters Bill of Rights" in an effort to improve rent aff...
Josh Dillingham
Providing comps to appraiser, good or bad idea?
What is your opinion on providing a list of comps to the appraiser when you meet them at the property? I want to do everything I can to help the appraiser and get a fair valuation,but I also don't want to offend them ...
Mike D'Arrigo
Did Your Retirement Account Do This in 2015?
The DJIA closed at $17,833 on January 2, 2015. It closed the year out on December 31, 2015 at $17,425--down 2.2%. If you're IRA or 401K followed the performance of the DOW, you had no gain for the year. Furthermore, t...
Andrew Syrios
Why There Will Be No "Eviction Tsunami"
As you may have heard, the CDC's federal eviction moratorium is set to end July 31st. So I began researching this piece by Googling "eviction moratorium end" and wasn't particularly surprised by what I found. Here wer...
Kendal Lamb
Realtors who bully other Realtors
I'm sure there are many Real Estate Agents on here that have dealt with pushy/mean Realtors. As an Agent I always strive for a WIN/WIN situation between both agents and clients on a sale of a property. Lately I have b...
Katrina Cabral
PM Problems in GA - Is there any recourse?
It seems that I've been fleeced by my new PM: They evicted my tenants, then they charged me a great deal of money to re re-hab the property. They charged me to have the place cleaned before it was listed, etc.. When t...
Andreas Mueller
How many Federal Reserve Employees does it take to Screw in a Lightbulb?
Hello BP Compatriots! The last few posts were decently popular soooo.... I thought I would give it a go again. Here is my brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and/or financial markets for Dec 7th, 2023.
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Renee R.
Tenant Training
I’ve seen many posts here on BP that mention training your tenants. Although I seen tips here and there, I haven’t seen any training doc or lists. Since I just closed on my first unit (yay!), with inherited tenants...
Will Kenner
Corporate-tenant lease-back properties
In the commercial arena I've been seeing many listings for corporate-owed properties with lease-backs. I'm curious why a corporation would want to sell-off their property and loose control of both their rent and an ap...