I've been a landlord for a little over 2 years now.  Had to charge my first late fee today.  I want to make sure I got it right, since the lease agreement I used for this tenant was a standard form and it's not exactl...

Hi all, I have been a stock options tradee and a real estate investor and one huge advantage on trading the stock market is that you dont have to spend hundreds of hours looking for a deal( and time is money right) In...

Hello BP community!I attended a real estate networking event this evening in my hometown of San Diego, CA, and during a segment where we each stood up and introduced ourselves to the group, I mentioned that I was inte...

Real estate investing has been my dream for years, and I'm eager to start! I thought it would be an good idea to get my feet wet by buying a house and renting out the extra rooms to roommates. But is now the right tim...

I bought a small multi-family about a year ago and inherited a terrible section 8 tenant who constantly complained to Housing dept. about every little thing and made my life hell... Her lease wasn't extended and she v...

I'm trying come up with the best strategy for finding landlords who would be interested in allowing me to rent their property to AirBnB tenants. The owner would benefit from the relationship because I would ensure the...

In a competitive market, you would expect real estate commissions to get competed down between brokers.   For reasons I don't understand, commissions stay high across all brokers at around 5% to 6% per deal.   Can som...

Hello everyone! My wife and I are looking to start our real estate journey! Currently we live in Hawaii and I am an active duty Soldier, we have decided that investing in Hawaii is too much of a risk for us at the mom...

Hi all! I am new to this forum and I am a new landlord. I am a college student in California. My aunt bought a condo in CA. She said I could live there for free, and asks me to rent out one room. So I posted my ad on ...

As a newbie Investor, what qualities do I need to look for in a Realtor? Maybe some experienced Realtors can shed some light as to what kind of service a new investor can expect to receive from a Realtor.

What ser...