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I wanted to take a minute to give the honest truth behind flipping houses and how much money is ACTUALLY made doing this business. I promise not to hide any expenses to make it look like we make more money than we ac...
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Hi all, I just had a weird situation come up with my rental house.
My renter just contacted me demanding that I evict her son and his girlfriend.
She is the person on the lease and I don't recall if he ...
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Hey BP Fam,I received some advice last night and wanted to run it by the BP community to see some of your thoughts about it. Last night I posted a topic about strategies to get the contact info for REI. I got some val...
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One of my tenants dryers stopped working they texted me today, they have not paid their rent for this month and they have been paying their rent a month late almost every month so they are essentially never caught up....
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Hey BP,First thing: thank you all for the knowledge! Super fun, amazing brian power all in one place. Def glad to be here. I own my home in SF and have a tenant downs. Other than that, I'm trying to get myself ready f...
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So... I posted here about a year ago, but I don't expect anyone to remember that. I have been a live in landlord, renting two rooms in my house, for over a year.
My mother owns the house, technically, so she ...
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I've read how people create an LLC for their REI adventures and secure commercial loans versus getting conventional loans under their personal names. To my understanding the commercial loans closer quicker and are ...
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I received this email today. Seems like a worthwhile protest to join. I know more than one investor who received cease and desist letters from these clowns, all because they were sending letters and/or post cards that...
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Hi, I'm currently renting in Austin. I have access to some funds to provide a good down payment for an investment property. But still debating whether it makes sense to invest here. In 4-5 years I plan to move overse...
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After months and months of lurking on the site, and a few months of posting, I went and did it. Property 1 has been closed on.3 Bedroom 2 Bath 1600 sq feet, 4 types of flooring, a crappy kitchen, a bathroom with a ho...