Greetings BP!As a newbie I'm trying to absorb as much of the great info here as possible. I'm scheduled to attend my first REIA meeting this evening. However when I received the confirmation email it indicated a regis...

Should a contractor receive 75% up front or should they be paid in smaller increments?

Are you guys not afraid to be in debt for 30 years? All three of my houses I bought on a 15 year loans to avoid being in debt. But all three of them have negative cash flow. One is almost paid off so my plan is to sel...

Over the past few weeks I have begun to get the sense that the San Francisco Bay Area market may be turning a corner. I have very little data to back up my feeling, and I am certainly not a market timing expert, so I ...

Starting a small business and the bank is willing to loan up to a $50,000 dollar line of credit with possibly a $50,000 dollar credit card. Interest rate on the line of credit is 1% plus prime and 5% plus prime for th...

Looking for opinions and policies for pets in your rental properties.  We are trying to decide whether to allow it and what to charge them/policies in lease.   Thanks for your advice. Sherry Mulcahy 

Accepted an applicant and received a non-refundable Holding Interest Deposit for my rental. I asked if he would consider a two years lease and he said he would after he inspect the maintenance repairs. He did an inter...

Found a nice property in a nice area with foundation issues.  Anyone flipped a property with foundation issues?  I feel like it will be harder to unload and scare potential buyers away with this type of issue, even af...

For owners with a small portfolio (1-3 STR), how did you decide between self management vs hiring a vacation rental company? If you have a larger portfolio, are you still self managing? I am just starting out and have...