I have a remote rental in B- neighborhood that's currently vacant. It takes 2 hours to get to the property, and so have a friend who lives like 30 minutes away from the rental assisting me with the showings for prospe...

Hello BP family! This question is for my fellow real estate agents out there.

When first starting out in the business, obviously friends and family are an immediate outlet for referrals and leads.

My question is, ...

Good day BP ! I have asked agents in the past if bumping up the buyer's agent fee (2.5% to 3% or higher) would encourage more showings, and I get some mixed responses.What if a listing agent drops the standard 2.5% bu...

***UPDATE 11/19/13: Forbes heard us loud and clear - and they said they were getting overwhelmed with messages from us and we didn't need to vote anymore! So .. mission accomplished! You can ignore the rest of this...

I have gotten maybe 12 inquiries rather than instant bookings from Airbnb the last 9 months and yesterday vrbo.com. responded professionally, and not a single one ever led to a traceable booking. Respond professionall...

Hello BP,I've been reading that HUD is looking to roll out a new way to calculate fair market rates for section 8 housing in large metropolitan areas. The new policy called "small area fair market rate would set new f...

I am a dreamer.  I am a planner. I analyze to the point of analysis paralysis.  That said, I tend to lean toward the "take chances while I am young enough to make up for my mistakes".  My wife - in profile pic as well...

Hello, I'd like some investors to weigh in here... I live in South Charlotte in a very nice neighborhood with great schools.  The only problem is my rental portfolio is in South Carolina (3 lake homes we airbnb) and m...

I just recently started listening to the BP podcasts and haven't been on the forums yet so I really hate that the my discussion on this forum has to be a bitter one, but I've found myself in less than desirable situat...

I recently moved out of a rental property, and I just received a notice from my landlord about some ridiculous charges against my security deposit, which strangely add up to almost the exact amount of my deposit (Hmm....