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Hi,I am a new investor and actively looking for deals. I have researched some of the HML's and didnt' really like to percentage of "skin in the game" that is required upfront. So, I decided to go the PML route. I a...
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Last March, at the beginning of the pandemic, one of our tenants didn't pay, and didn't answer our texts. Finally, she contacted me. Her husband had left her. She had no food. She had no dog food. She had no mone...
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The tenants ‘boyfriend’ leaves the property and oddly enough, another male shows up for a short amount of time. This happens regularly, according to the on-site care taker of the property. There’s either drug dealing,...
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Hello all,I'm relatively new to REI and getting ready to re-lease my first rental property after a 3 year tenant. My management company sent me an email stating they had a "very qualified applicant" for my property. T...
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I looked at a duplex today in which the owner lives on the first floor and her niece (tenant) lives on the second floor. Prior to her niece she rented to her brother. The realtor says she is selling because she is ti...
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Good Morning BP Fam!This will be my first BRRRR property, but I was wanting to get some feedback. I met an agent randomly who is also an investor. He showed me a 2 BR 1 BA house in Beacon Hill, San Antonio. PP 196K, s...
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So I hired a contractor to do an addition to a STR home that I have. In his price of $53,000, he broke down the various items and their costs.For example, he quoted 16 squares of shingles, materials and installation,...
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I generally consider myself someone who has really thick skin, but this week is really getting to me. I realize in real estate investing we’re gonna receive a lot of hate, “f” off’s and more. I’ve received my fair sha...
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If you had no money and bad credit, where would you start in Real Estate to begin investing?
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Hello all,I have been a member for about a month and have been too afraid to throw out an introduction until now, it is time for me to jump in. Roughly five months ago I bought my first investment property and I'm hoo...