Alex Bekeza
California Passes Solar Panel Mandate
California recently signed a mandate requiring most new homes in the state to include solar panels after 2020. California is the first state to do so, but it likely won't be the last, with New Jersey and Minnesota pur...
Henry Lazerow
The new NAR rules have actually made buyer agent commissions go up not down
Here in Chicago commission have typically been between 2 and 2.5 percent of gross sale price but now with the new rules I have not met any agents willing to take less then 2.5% so what has happened is the listings tha...
Scott Ficek
How do you screen prospective tenants?
I thought I would throw out a topic for discussion....Tell me about the process that you go through to screen tenants.
David White
House under contract with no buyers lined up
Sometime this weekend my partner and I will have our first property under contract. We agreed on the price we just have to meet and sign the contract. Our problem is we haven't began to build our buyers list. I was go...
Jia Lin
Tenant Threatening Legal Action For Landlord Responses to Repairs
Hi All,Need some insight regarding some issues I'm experiencing with some tenants. I had a couple move in to my townhouse and in the few months they've been here there's been a series of repairs that were needed for t...
Eric Fitzgerald
How Do You Manage Your Money?
Hey everyone,I am graduating college in a week or so, and want to be prepared to budget effectively as I start getting real income for the first time. I'm curious as to how you manage your money, any apps you use for ...
Minuit Spence
I have 1,500 and a credit score of 568
So I have $1,500 and a credit score of 568. How would I go about finding my first rental property. I’m a new investor with no real experience. What are some tips and to help me get on my way.
Desmond Price
REI vs Stock Market
Hey guys, obviously I'm new to REI and trying to understand REI vs investing in the stock market. I have been focusing on SFR to buy and hold and I don't see the returns I do in my stock market portfolio (up 24% YTD)....
David White
Possible to Get Started with No money, and having bad credit?
Title kind of says it all. My father wasnt a great guy destroyed my credit and it could be years before i finish fighting all the damage he did and getting it removed from my credit history, and then actually establi...
Steve Hyduchak
HELP! Should I stick with law school or start my life?
Hey Guys and Gals,
This is not your typical post on BP but, since y'all are going to be similar to me and looking at things from a financial sense I would like to hear your opinions. And a lot of you have exp...