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Hi everyone, I can tell from reading the forums that there are several talented and knowledgable resources for investors in the Providence RI and surrounding areas. I have been out of investing for a few years to focu...
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Howdy, My name is Mitchell Patterson and I have been in construction all my career either as a commercial electrician while at Texas A&M or as a Project Manager in new home construction. I also spent six years in...
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Hey, there, I'm currently getting approved for a single family loan to convert a large square footage Single family Into a 4 unit, then 5 units apartment building.cash out refi later and put that cash into a bigger bu...
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Hello,Need some guidance here for an auction property we are looking. About us:-3 partners, none have experience in real estate (we have other businesses we run) - we have enough capital for down, operating and some r...
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We have half a dozen rental units (homes & townhomes). We have generally prohibited allowing pets. However, I see many postings saying that it can be a wise strategy to allow them in rentals.
We were recently wei...
I am a new investor just starting out. Fortunately, we already have a rental property but I really need advice on how to proceed. My goal is to have at least 5 cashflow properties in the next five years. Would love...
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Hey there,my name is Sven and I am originally from Germany. I moved to the USA 3 years ago. I got interested in real estate investing last year and since then have read several of the BP published books on real estate...
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What forms of payment do you accept from tenants?
Collecting rent is something we don't talk about much unless it's not happening but I wanted to start a conversation about what methods of payments you accept and wh...
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STR Life- Remitting Tax
I got a good question for the BP fam. If you are a STR operator how do you deal with remitting and paying tax? Now, if you do not use a PMS and only have a few properties or only operate on A...
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Hey everyone,
I’m reaching out to the property managers in the group, and I’ll be direct: How do you handle tenants who aren’t paying rent? I’m sure you’ve dealt with this before, especially during market shifts. I'm...