Andy W.
Choosing a screening provider: SmartMove vs. Cozy vs. ?
I want to run background & credit checks on potential tenants, and I'm trying to choose between Transunion's SmartMove vs. Cozy's Tenant Screening.I expect many here are partial to SM as they appear to have been a...
Brendan Connolly
Rental property investment
Greetings all. So just a quick synopsis of what we have going. We, well mostly myself, have owned a large 4 family house in a blue collar/working class neighborhood. We get decent people applying for rents and screen ...
Jacob Stark
Agent comm on cash purchase
My biz partners and I found a house on the MLS and used an agent to make a cash offer, which was accepted and we paid 3% commission. I don't mean any disrespect to agents, but we can't help but feel like the 3% was o...
Erik Tollefsrud
Taking Action
Hey BP!Looking for some advice on how to take action. Seems so simple when I think about it. Just get out there and try something right?I've been thinking about investing for a few months now. I have read a ton of boo...
Jennifer Hamon
Bad landlord from my past has me reconsidering RE investing
For the last 6 weeks or so I've been studying RE investing intensely and trying to settle on my medium term strategy. I have about a year before I'm in a strong financial position to buy my first property and I want t...
Nate Parkyn
Replacement windows - Should I install for my flip
Hello all. I am about 85% done with my current flip and I am having trouble deciding on whether or not to install new replacement windows. I'd love to hear from all of you on what you think I should do.
Here's a ...
German Hall
Newbie Entering REI in North Carolina - HELP
Hey everyone! My fiancée and I are looking to purchase our first property for Real Estate Investing in NC. We live in the Charlotte area which seems to just keep growing in population. We would like to purchase a cond...
Cody H.
starting out using home equity - sell or rent my current house?
I’m a 37 yr old IT professional, husband and father of two, looking to get into real estate as a long-term investment. I’ve done a flip in the past and it was profitable, but my thoughts keep gravitating toward rental...
Brian M.
Rent or sell current home in Austin TX?
We have a 3BR townhome in the heart of Austin TX. We bought it for $600k two years ago and it's worth ~$850k now. There's a $325 HOA with it which includes yard maintenance and joint pool. We are looking to move to a ...
La Ferria T.
Tax Lien Basics (Alabama)
Hello Fellow Investors!Just thought I would take this opportunity to share with you some additional basics that I have learned within my short venture into investing with Tax Liens.My state (Alabama) currently has a 3...