Bart Ford
Firing a real estate agent that doesn't return an email
Well, not really "firing", because they were never hired in the first place, but here's a "hypothetically hypothetical" situation and I'd like to know what others would do.I met face to face with an agent and we talke...
Zac Lindquist
Funishing Costs to Mid-Term Rent in Columbus, OH
Hello!I own three units near Ohio State University that I have considered converting from LTR to MTR. If anyone currently MTRs in this area, I am curious on how you got started, how you run your operations, and how yo...
Brian Stutzman
I got an offer-13 pages of mumbo jumbo
Ok not mumbo jumbo but leaglese. I showed a high end house Saturday and Sunday he said he would like to float me an offer. I was thinking a mile high 3 or 4 sentence idea of pricing and terms we could banter back an...
Sandeep Shukla
Long distance property management
Hello Everyone,I am looking for a recommendation on managing 9-unit property which is about 8 hours from me. So it will be hard for me to go there every time and manage it if there are any issues. This is a new purch...
Jake Thomas
Why you should get a Realtor License and keep your day job.
A little backstory on me, I have been investing with my future wife for about 5 years. 2 years ago I decided it was time for me to get my own license so we didn’t have to rely on another agent to show us houses, make ...
Brenton Hutton
Deposit and Apts.com
Trying to understand and also potentially give a warning.
Here are the details - I recently had a tenant move out. She was overall a good tenant. She gave 30 day written noticed and communicated through out the pr...
Liam Naughton
Well I just overpaid... Don't do what I did
A pipe burst at one of my properties due to the cold weather.I called around to get it fixed and ended up going with a referral from someone at my brokerage.RED FLAG #1: He sounded rushed on the phone, he was in the m...
Sachin Bhat
My cash out refi situation.
I purchased a SF home out of state and wanted to implement BRRRR strategy. I purchased this property through a wholesaler. That did not go well as I was hoped. Couple of the BP member asked me to write about my experi...
Jalen De Leon
Questions to ask property managers and contractors
Currently under contract with potentially my first rental property and just wanted to gather all my eggs on a basket.I wanted to ask what questions should I ask before hiring a property manager and a contractor? What ...
Jimmy Chao
Slip on Ice Complaint received from tenant
I have a property OOS. One of my tenants texted me and said he slipped on ice on the steps. This was very surprising to me as the temperature had been above 50 the day before and was already over 50 that day, so there...