Arianne L.
Florida Security Deposit Dispute - help appreciated
Hello BP community. I thought that I would get great advice and insight from fellow BP members regarding a security deposit claim that I want to dispute.Background: My husband and I rented a 2/2 apartment for 18 month...
James Masotti
Attorney costs to setup LLC
While I know this is wildly different across states and formation types and the like but...anyone have any sort of guidelines on what an attorney should cost for setting up an LLC? I'm focused on Delaware, but I imagi...
Sean C.
Please help me understand Variables in Rental Property Calc's
I've started to try and analyze properties, to get into the practice, however there are several variables that I do not know when it comes to estimating. I'm aware these are very beginner questions, and appreciate an...
Daniel Hankins
Conversation for the future of humanity
There are two types of people in this world. People who see problems, and people who choose to try and fix them. How many of us walk past trash that is in our direct path, but instead of picking it up, just assume tha...
Raj G.
Tenant not paying rent on time....
Hi, I have a tenant renting for the last two years. For 1 year they paid rent on time or say before time, but for the last 1 year they are struggling hard in paying rent, always late, I have been very nice so far,neve...
Matt Liu
Family loan -Should it be Ammortizing? 30 year?
When borrowing a smaller amount from family, say 25k, for a downpayment, is it at all common to do a 30-year ammortizing loan? If so, what rate? Is 7.5% 30 year ammortizing reasonable? I want it to be attractive to th...
Caroline Hedin
Auction.com Occupied SFR - Tacoma, WA - Buy & Hold
Recently my husband and I jumped head first in to being REI's and landlords. We've been looking for a couple of years for something to invest in, but he's not a fan of properties which need significant work and we hav...
Amy Wunderlich
Care about cashflow now or later?
Hi BP,I have question regarding cashflow and if all investors REALLY require it from Day 1. Here's the background:I'm taking a course at UCLA taught by Jon Swire, the author of There's No Free Lunch in Real Estate, an...
Ryan D
Creative Financing Ideas?
Wanted to ask if anyone has any ideas for how I can finance a duplex.
In a nutshell: I've got excellent credit (750) and 20K of savings. I figured I'd be in a good position to pick up a duplex down the street, but ha...
Joe Kato
Dog bite, now what?
I had a tenant's dog bite someone in their apartment. I said dog must leave immediately. What else should I do to protect myself as owner?