Derek Askew
Investing in the Lehigh Valley (Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton)
Hey BP community. I am thinking about investing in the Lehigh Valley and I have looked at quite a few deals and I am not sure how to judge the market to determine if I have a good deal or not. I’m looking at everythin...
Kwab Mireku
Mass tenants video camera dispute
Hello All,I just bought a duplex in Ma, after a few months, one of the tenants contacted me complaining about a video camera installation from the next door tenants. I soon found out that prior to me buying the proper...
Sarah Jukes
Non 3rd party tenant background check!?
This is our first rental. I asked the applicants to apply via RentSpree. They are saying they are not happy using a 3rd party system for the application and background check. Because of hacking!?They prefer paper appl...
Al Mac
ACH payments vs Cozy payments, any downsides?
Hi, I just read a very similar discussion where the poster asked about a better method of collecting rents than direct bank deposit by tenants. Some of the comments were to use Cozy or ACH payments? I didn't quite un...
Miriam Gaddis
Countrywide Horror Story
In 1998 I purchesed a VA Foreclosure as an investment, and was collecting rent from it. The VA sold the loan to Season's Mortgage, then Season's sold it to Countrywide Home Loans. I had a fixed 30 year loan for $708 a...
Roseann Koefoed
Stuck in an unfair laundry lease
I just closed on 24 units in Illinois. I found out at the closing table that the Seller was passing to me a completely unfair laundry lease with Jetz. 10-year auto renewals if I don't provide 365 days' notice to can...
Account Closed
Screening Tenants can be heart wrenching at times
I'm using five minutes of my daily wind down to vent a little bit.We own a 3 bedroom 1.5 bath SFR in Monroe, WA that had the same tenant for the past 5 years. I'm hustling to get it ready for March 1st and have alrea...
Jake Hill
LLC for liability protection
I own a rental property and I want to separate that property from my personal assets. Can I form an LLC for a property management company to rent out the property instead of listing my personal name on the lease? I do...
Matthew Tierney
Being a private lender
Hey BPer’s So I’m curious what a private lender deal looks like from the lenders end? If I was to lend 50k to an investor that’s buying distressed properties and flipping them and cherry picking the best deals for his...
Arta Montero
Bad Property Managment
I am losing my mind and Wondering if you all can provide me input on this. I have a house rental in Portland, Oregon. I decided to go with a property management company since I work full-time and have two kids and I a...