Account Closed
Finding a tenant seems like pooling teeth
Hey everyone. So I've had my condo listed online for a week, and out of all the people who've come in, I only have 1 potential tenant, but he hasn't submitted the application yet. Essentially, 80% of the inquiries n...
Kirsten Ostby
Landlords: do you represent yourself as the Owner or Prop Manager
I know this is an old topic, but I would like to revisit it as I'm now listing two rental homes that I own and manage myself. So this question is for landlords who also manage their own property(ies). Do you prefer to...
Sean McKee
FAILED Direct Mailing Campaign (sort of)
Hello Everyone!If you are direct mail marketing in today's environment how's it going for you? Are you using to sites like Listsource and Propstream to source leads? What's your best marketing piece? What's your overa...
Bryan Hancock
Are Realtors Worth The Commission Anymore?
Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...
Alvin Uy
If you had access to a $900k HELOC, what would you do with it?
Ok.. so I was able to pull $900k+ worth of HELOCs between 2 of my 5 properties. I decided to temporarily leverage some of that equity into a property Im flipping (ground-up/new construction) here in Los Angeles. Th...
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.
Pavel Sakurets
I'm surprised that from all the people on BP nobody knows the answer
I posted a question before if anyone knew how to find vacant properties besides contacting cities and driving neighborhoods. Shocked that nobody responded with an answer.We find that only larger cities have these reco...
Skye Anderson
Is this really the reality of property management?
I recently had my first call to interview a potential property manager for my first long-distance investment property and it left me a bit discouraged to learn of the reality of the costs involved.
3-5 weeks to rent ...
Ben Bymaster
A College Dilemma
I've always loved real estate. I would stare at house plan books for hours on end as a child, before creating my own floor plans. I read nearly 50 business and real estate investing books throughout high school. Nearl...
Brett Sayers
Why is it important to tenants whether or not you own the place?
I’m consistently asked if I am a “private” landlord, or whether or not I own the property. While I never volunteer the information, I don’t lie when asked. Why is it important to tenants to know if I own the place or ...