Ted Schmidt
Handling inbound calls from mailing campaigns
I would like to get an idea about how you handle incoming calls from people responding to postal mailings or other marketing methods.
What do you say when someone calls? How do you get them from information ...
Jen Boyd
Why do property managers suck?
Not meant to offend the property managers out there - I know the good ones exist. However, a common theme I've seen is how hard it is to find a good, reliable property manager that makes the money you spend on them wo...
Joe G.
Looking to invest out of state - cash flowing markets
After months of reading and researching throughout BP, I've re-evaluated what I'm looking to do with my RE investment goals and am aiming to purchase my first property this year.Basically, I am looking at out of state...
Franky Davis
100K a year of personal capital to invest! What would you do??
Hello to all! I'm new to the forum and am loving it thus far. Kind of a generic title to the post. However, I am interested to hear what the veterans/other newbies would do with my situation. I'm going to be coming ou...
Cody Gebhart
$15/Hour Illinois minimum wage
Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...
Richard Vang
tenant complain about rent increase
The first year, I advertise the rent $100 below market rent so that I can fill the place up quick. Indeed, the SFR was filled within a few days. So, after the first year, the rent is about $125 below market rent, so, ...
David A.
How long do you spend meeting with a seller
How long do you spend in meeting with a motivated seller. Do you do a quick walk through of the house to check condition and get down to business at the kitchen table?
Geoffrey Murphy
Top 5 Recession Proof Assets; What's yours?
Hey BP,
I just finished with having a pretty neat conversation with my mentor. He owns a decent size real estated company. They invest in mutli-family markets around the U.S. And owns a little over 1700 units.
How...
Joseph Hennis
Best cities in the country for appreciation AND cashflow
My strategy thus far has been to find properties that cash flow $300-500 a month in areas that appreciate. While the cashflow I have earned thus far has been mediocre ($3k-5k/yr for last 5 years), the appreciation has...
Cary F.
Donald Trump & Real Estate Investing
I'm interested to hear what investors think about Donald Trump as President as it pertains to real estate investing. Here's some of the things I'm thinking about:Demand for Rent: Presidential elections do not change t...