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good evening BP community,
I am working on getting into my first investment property with multi family homes. I wanted to see what kinds of questions you all ask property management companies when vetting them to see ...
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What tools what you need to do this on your own with no PM? Also, if you're not local.Obviously finding a good handyman for maintenance issues.Finding someone to rent the properties. Anything else?
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Hello BP, I received a strange voicemail yesterday regarding my out of state (South Carolina) rental property. I looked up the caller’s name and it was the next door neighbor to the property. They must’ve found my...
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Does anyone have any experience with VAs and recommendations for a virtual assistant that can primarily look through sheriff's auction website content or auditor's website content and extract information fulfilling sp...
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Original Floor PlanMy visionIf I moved the wall for the closet out a little I can add a 5x7 bathroom to to the house. But I spoke to 2 GCs and they both want to build addition in the back. Should I get other GC opinio...
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Hello BP!I want to know how landlords or property managers structure routine inspections of their properties. I want to be a good landlord for my tenants and I want to protect my investments but I feel like my curren...
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A large portion of our rental portfolio consists of low-income tenants, most of which are participants of some sort of subsidized housing program. We constantly struggle with collections. I would really appreciate any...
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Hi all-I am looking into hiring a property management company for my properties and wanted to know if there are any recommendations for full service groups in the Austin area. Thanks in advance for your help!
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Hi All,I currently own two rental properties in South Jersey which I self manage. I am looking to expand my portfolio and purchase more rental properties, however, my goal is to make my portfolio more passive income ...
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My Realtor took me through several houses about a week ago that was in a neighborhood that is primarily student rentals and is near our local University. One house was interesting to me based on purely the numbers. Th...