Hey there everyone! It’s been a pretty awesome (and hectic) 11 months for me. I went from having just one rental at the start of the year, to having 3 houses close at the same time, with rehabs of various difficulty...

Hi,During an inspection, I found that a tenant put padlocks on all rooms with doors without permission. He said that it is his right to have locks if contractors, etc enter his unit. Additionally, he will not provide ...

When investing in notes, we all have those deals which are “head scratchers”. Interesting to hear your story. I have many to share (including offering a non paying borrower who hadn’t paid for over a year a free house...

Hello BP Community,I recently started a new direct mail marketing campaign in my Chicago market and wanted to sort of chronicle how it turns out. I actually wanted to post this the first week, but I gave it a little t...

I am being told by an attorney that because of the Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 I cannot get a seller to hold the paper. I do not understand because I hear of people doing this.

My wife and I just bought a Freddie mac home steps house during the owner occupied period. We closed last thursday. I needed about 3 weeks to paint and do some work to the house before moving in, so we have not yet mo...

Hi, one of my tenant just move-in and I already have a long to-do list. For example, he wants new carpet, new paint. Complained the fridge is too small, complained the washer dryer didn't hooked up properly etc...In a...

2 bed 2 bath 1780sq ft. Each unit is 1 bed 1 bath which is a downside. One side is rented for 550 atm but I know rents could be raised some. The other side is gutted and 10-15k would get it rent ready (maybe could tur...

So my brother is buying his first house in Northwest Ohio.  He is suppose to close next week and was telling me that their contract with the seller stipulates that the seller can stay in the Home for up to thirty days...

I got into a discussion today with a local property owner that manages most of his properties in house. He loves the fact that his tenants typically pay late and he collects late fees. It got me thinking about the var...