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Terra Padgett Landlording is Not All That Passive
8 January 2024 | 66 replies

You always hear about rental properties as passive income. Well I totally disagree. Even with PM in place, there are still many active activities when it comes to direct property ownership. Yes, it does take several t...

David S. Tells us your best tricks to make a home tenant proof?
12 August 2022 | 51 replies

Let’s face it… Renters -usually- rent because they don’t have it together. They are hard on rentals, with lousy pets, smoking, violence, lack of cleanliness, out of control kids, you name it. I’m learning this the har...

Joshua Dorkin The "Professional Tenant" from Hell: BEWARE ALL LANDLORDS!
12 July 2017 | 109 replies

I just finished reading one of the most incredible and shocking articles for the real estate investing industry. It is about a "professional tenant" (read: dirtbag) who may just be the worst there is.

If you are a c...

Sophia Boro Why do some investors allow unpermitted work?
26 April 2024 | 52 replies

There are obvious benefits to acquiring properties that have permitted work, but I want to see if anyone can explain why some folks allow unpermitted work. My curiosity includes how timeframes are affected, the listin...

Thomas S. APPLICANTS YOU WON"T RENT TO.
14 March 2016 | 53 replies

Aside from the usual, human rights and discrimination aside, are there those type or class of applicant that you will not even consider renting to. Excluding the obvious such as criminals, those with pets or children ...

Jeff S. Placing rental income into a retirement account?
23 April 2019 | 62 replies

Is there a way to defer some rental income into some kind of retirement account when retired?

Lets say someone was able to live entirely off savings for a year, could they somehow put their rental income into a defer...

Luis Prieto Help with horrible tenants
10 September 2019 | 79 replies

Hi guys, I'm reaching out for help or advice on how to deal with a tenant that I have been having problems with. Short story is that this tenant lost her job last year. We felt bad (horrible mistake) for their misfort...

Tanveer Ahmed CRASH!!! CRASH!!!! CRASH!!!
2 July 2022 | 37 replies

Hi BP, when I open any forum or social media the hot topic is upcoming housing market crash. But I don't understand what does "CRASH" means in real state. Is it like stock that will go down 30-50%? Looking at the hist...

Trina Walker Why Not Pay Fortune Builders?
19 February 2021 | 64 replies

I just spent 3 days at a Fortune Builders seminar as a newbie. It cost $100 each for me and a friend.

I feel I got more than $100 value from it. Highlights:

Forming my LLC in Nevada because of the stronger corpora...

Kel S Dishonest RE Agents? How common is it?
29 February 2012 | 65 replies

We put in an offer on a house this morning. The house had little activity on the RE sign in sheet on the counter and no offers as of this morning and has been on the market 11 days (not long, I know). But I find it ir...