Charles A.
Anyone filling their vacancies ?
Are you offering any incentives?Or demanding extra security deposits?
Terri B.
Prospective tenant does not have deposit until move-in day
I'm in the process of renting my STR out for month to month during the winter season. Prospective tenant has already presented some.red flags but I said we can be more lenient bc it's short term. To protect my interes...
Nicholas DeGaetani
Cash flow conundrum decision
What should I do - buy my next primary residence and rent out my townhouse for a year at about a $500-$700/month loss (based on comps) or sell the townhouse when I buy the next primary residence and buy a cashflowing ...
Joe Ferguson
Developing acreage for duplex new construction in East Texas
I am in the beginning stages of planning out developing a 5.5 acre tract I just purchased for building new construction duplexes and was hoping I could get some good advice. A little background on the area: it is in...
James Herbert
Rent Increases for an inherited tenant
We purchased a bundle of foreclosures from the bank. We inherited tenants and the current rents are month to month and have not been raised in years. (8-10 years) some Tenant’s have leases to prove some don’t, the sto...
Sheila Zhou
Tax w/ & w/o 1031 exchange with multiple replacement properties
I greatly appreciate any comments/corrections you have on my calculation!3 properties are involved here. R, A and B.In 2010, we converted our primary residence R to rental. At the time of conversion, the property R’...
Nick L.
Buying cash flow properties with seller finance in place
Hi BP. Looking to hear from the buy and hold investors out there.
If you are going to purchase a cash flow property with seller financing in place, what is your highest priority regarding terms?
Minimize the down pa...
Kimberely Smith
New Member in Spokane Wa
Hello my name is Kim Smith, I live in Spokane Wa, where I work as a substitute Secretary, Educational Assistant, and Teacher. My husband and I recently decided to become real estate investors. My background in Real Es...
Stephen E.
Painting woes
I have a condo unit that had water damage to the ceiling of the master bedroom. The condo corporation dragged its feet but finally got around to sending a painter to paint the ceiling and make it look new. I notified ...
Andy Mirza
Automatic Stays for Multiple Bankruptcies
(Not legal advice; just relaying my own experiences & understandings)When a borrower files a Ch 7 or Ch 13 bankruptcy, there is an automatic stay against all creditors from collecting on the filer's debts. As a le...