Marian Smith
Why hiring a PM is CRAZY!
Just thought I’d write a few words as a counterpoint to the trending post.I own and self-manage 5 properties. I have had rent collection issues but never had to evict anyone, nor have I lost even a month’s rent. But...
Orita Issartel
Tenant buys refrigerator without consulting me wants me to pay
A tenant who has just moved into a property I was using once a week for 2-3 days at a time had told me last week that they had a problem with the fridge. The wife told me she had cleaned under and it looked like it wa...
Daniel A.
Excessive Profits. How much is too much?
I am starting this topic to open a dialogue regarding acceptable investor returns. What I mean by acceptable investor returns is as follows:
THE TOPIC:
At what point is the investor being greedy?
I will use the ex...
Rich Weese
Anyone see a problem with this besides me?
UsaToday had an article the other day on social changes in our country.
The % of babies born to single moms has risen about 1% per year each of the last 5 years. It now stands at over 45% of babies born. My guess...
Elaine Hester
Advice on Turnkey Investing
I just watched this great BP video: The Top 4 Reasons to Never Invest in Turnkey Real Estate ... although he has some goods points, there are situations where turnkey might make sense and I'm wondering what the BP com...
Mindy Jensen
Looking for positive stories about property managers...
I spend a lot of time in the forums, and have read lots of negative stories about property managers. I'm looking for PM stories where they did what they said they were going to do, or went above and beyond.I know @Ali...
Lee Nugent
First properties under contract, questions about tenants.
Good evening BP. I have a few questions that I'd like to bounce off of the community regarding a couple properties that I have under contract. 1) Do I have to honor the full terms of the lease or am I able to move ...
Jason L.
Is this refinance rate too high?
I'm looking to refinance a duplex I have in Saint Petersburg, Florida. I bought the house for $170k using an interest only private loan (I pay $650 in interest per month), and then I put an additional $30k of my own m...
Ryan H
Tenant Bought Refrigerator & wants me to move mine out
During a recent inspection (multi year tenant in C+ area), my tenant said they bought a new bigger fridge on sale and would like to move the provided fridge out and move their fridge in. The fridge provided is a nice...
Suzie Remilien
American Note Warehouse
Has anyone bought performing notes from JW Warr's American Note Warehouse web site? Please share your opinions.