Michael Lang
Using a realty management company for your vacation property
The area that I am interested in vacation rentals is not near my home so it's not realistic for me right now to think I would be able to run a rental myself and with my day job, dealing with any issues with the proper...
Timoteo T Prietto
Anyone Buying in Detroit?
Hi BP-Nation! My wife and I have drank the Kool-Aide and are diving in to the RE game. I am looking at some properties to buy/hold in Detroit. Has anyone been recently or invested out there? Any feedback is greatl...
Amanda Black
Extra high interest rate- buy or not?
Hey all. The only loan I qualify for is a first time home buyer loan based on income statements (of my business). The interest rate is going to be really high, about 8-9.8%. I talked to my broker about refinancing in ...
Danielle Scott
Late rent and other issues
I own a home in Little Rock AR and moved to Texas for work in June. The past three years I rented out my spare bedrooms to three other girls while still living there. Now that I've moved they're more like tenants but ...
Steve DellaPelle
Need Help With Potential Renters - BF Not on Lease
Hello,I finally finished up renovations and I have an interested family for my 2 BR/1 BA apartment. The interested family is a couple (not married) w/ 2 children and 2 dogs. The only one applying and asking to be on t...
Carrie Foley
STR contracts - do you think they are necessary on AirBnB?
I just wanted to see what the STRers out there are doing. I've heard some folks on BP comment that when they are listing their STR on AirBnB (which I'm about to do), they feel comfortable that the legal contracts on A...
Kevin Brown
When to Take Out Cashflow??
I have a SFR being managed by a property manager. It is currently rented out. I have about $5,000 in the property management account for "cash reserves". Six months PITI (principal, interest, taxes, and insurance) is ...
Rochelle Duong
Newbie Looking to Network (Lakewood)
Hello!My name is Rochelle! I'm currently completely new to the whole real estate investing world, but I am excited on learning so much more about it. Currently a professional working in the healthcare field and am int...
Oren K.
Detroit - Dexter & Elmhurst - How bad is it?
So there is a good size multi-story property not far from Dexter & Elmhurst that I am kicking the tires on but not sure how bad the crime is around there or what the local rents really are. Some sites have it as b...
Chaunna Henry
New York City Newbie Investor Seeking Advice
Hey all!I'm turning 30 next month and have been thinking about getting into investing for years. I made a crappy deal and lost some money a few years ago and now I'm ready to try again. I was laid off from my job rece...