Amber Arnold
How to handle an occupied property, bought from repository list
My husband and I are considering purchasing a property from the repository list in our county. We live in Fayette county PA. It is a double wide mobile home on a plot of land and appears to be empty, but in okay sh...
Deb Smith
Tenant interfering w/ pest control
My tenant informs me of rats in unit. I hire pest control. Tenant interferes with process from day one, but I'm not told about that for about 2 months. ( they remove traps, add more traps, don't let pest control in t...
Christopher Madden
Estimating Improvements and Maintenance Costs
It seems to me that one of the most subjective numbers when analyzing a deal is the improvement/maintenance costs. I have heard a fair number of horror stories regarding inaccurate budget projections. Obviously these ...
Troy Parker
A history of my first property purchase.
Chronology of my first property purchase.
November 2023 – Preapproved for 250k. Began scanning MLS everyday to find a deal (I am my own realtor and this is my first transaction).January 2024 – After searching deals d...
Marty Gold
What expenses should I factor in for a rental purchase?
I want to make an excel spreadsheet to help me compare properties. I know BP offers a calculator but I like using excel. So far I'm factoring in:Purchase price, mortgage, closing costs, rehab, taxes. Also utilities ...
Dana Gaglione
Best college students to rent out too?
Hello,I am interested in doing out of state real estate investing, mainly near colleges. While there are so risks, I think it is a good jumping off point since I can rent out per room rather than per unit and there wi...
Joey Fontenot III
Rules and Regulations at Move-In for Tenants
I wanted to find out if anybody on BP used a rules and regulations booklet or print out in addition to their Lease to manage their tenants. For example, it might include maintenance questions or other pieces of inform...
Matthew Terry
Just closed and current tenant abandoned
Hello BP Mates,
I just closed on my first out-of-state investment property and just found out that the current tenant abandoned the property.
Originally I had thought that having a current tenant meant mitigating v...
Dakota Duban
San Marco,TX land for a tiny home?🤷🏻♂️
Where do I start to finding out how (or if) I can PURCHASE a lot/land in Austin area to be able to build (put) a tiny home on my lot. If you are an agent that knows areas you could show me I would be interested in yo...
Danaysi Ramos
Investing around Tampa, Fl
Hello BP community! My husband and I are looking to start our real estate investing journey this year. We have been reading BP books, podcasts and this forum to be as educated as possible. We have $50-70k to get start...