Carrie Giordano
Diary of an Out of State SFH Rental -Northeast Ohio
I love reading the Deal Diaries on BP so I thought I would write my own. Hopefully, it will help others learn from my experience and avoid the mistakes I make (I'm sure there will be plenty!)This will be my third rent...
Roman Pak
Getting ready to do my first solo deal
Over the last several months I've spent a significant amount of time reading books, BP forums and almost anything I could get my hands on, to prep myself for my Real Estate journey.
I've finally lined up a ha...
Mark S.
Foreclosure Auctions in Collin County Texas
So a couple of my friends are thinking of purchasing properties at foreclosure auctions and it sparked my interest. The idea of purchasing a home at an auction was really appealing but I am not sure of how well it pay...
Brian Bellew
Bend, Oregon Investment Thesis
I own three single family rentals in Bend, Oregon that all cash flow pretty well and have good equity positions. Bought in 2010, 2012 and 2013. I now live in Denver but have strong convictions about growth in Bend. ...
Bryan Hancock
What Is “Wealthy”?
I found this UBS article while doing some research last night. Some folks on BP may benefit from it:What Is "Wealthy"?After reading this and several related articles the consensus seems to be around $5M to be conside...
Johanna Athas
Contracting company threatening to place lien after shoddy work
Hi everyone,I hope I'm posting this in the correct forum. I really have no idea which category this would fall under, but this seemed like the most appropriate one. Here is our situation that I could really use a bi...
Kenya Arnett
Why am I getting low quality rental applicants?
Hi all! I'm new to BP and new to this real estate investing world. My husband and I are under contract for our first intentional investment property (to which we will be moving and renting out the basement.) We own ou...
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...
Sheryl Brown
Mold
We moved into a house 6 mos ago, every since we moved in my husband's health has gotten worse he is 52 he has became extremely fatiqued, sinus probems has gotten worse, I was working at the time until 6 wks ago I woul...
Johann Jells
Is late night emailing now rude due to nightstand smartphones bleating?
I was just about to hit send on a group email announcing an open house when I remembered my wife commenting that people now sleep with their smartphones on the bedstand and an late email alert is like a late night cal...