Rebekah Meyer
After giving tenant a discount, received nasty text
Hello, I’m a new landlord, experienced flipper. On our first rental everything was remodeled. We basically rebuilt the entire house. But first of May the tenant reaches out to me and tells me the AC failed to come on....
Stephen Dispensa
The Property Management Fee that can actually make you MORE Money
Property Managers and their fees are an almost unavoidable part of building a real estate portfolio. But what if I told you that your property manager can charge you a fee that will actually make you MORE money in the...
Curtis Hummel
Buying a Residential Multifamily In NW Ohio
Hello Everyone,I was hoping some experienced investors could shed a little insight to help with my first purchase. I live in NW Ohio and after years of renting and saving my wife and I have decided that we will be buy...
Steve Cook
Property Management - Repair Mark-ups?
Hi BP!Happy new year! I own three investment properties in Indianapolis that are professionally managed. I was on the phone with my property manager the other day and he said something that caught my attention. He ...
Sharika L.
Deal 2, 3, & 4, in El Paso, TX
If you read my background my husband and I started seriously looking into investing back in March, and since then things have taken off. I'm overly excited & nervous about the entire process, but after listening t...
Mark Updegraff
bought my first foreclosure yesterday, despite BP advice ;c}
Well, first off I just reached one of my 2010 goals - to purchase a foreclosure on the court house steps!
I've been going to all auctions with meat and watching the big boys bump knuckles. You know, the stuff in the...
Brody Veilleux
House Hacking Combined with BRRRR
My plan is to buy an undervalued MUP with an FHA loan, fix it up, rent out the other units while I live in one, then refinance it and use the year I’m required to live in the property to build up my down payment on th...
Moses Moreno
Condo Investing Warning!
We had a pleasant emergency HOA special assessment meeting this week. Due to updated CA codes & regulations, coupled with the lack of foresight & planning by the HOA Management & Board, our complex has to ...
Jay C.
Are Realtors days numbered?
I saw an interesting interview on CNBC today of Colony Capital CEO Tom Barrack whose firm has $34 billion under management. He spoke about the many changes in housing but touched on a real interesting point. He compar...
Jack B.
Do you plan on eventually cashing out and moving away from real estate?
Or have you? A woman I recently dated also has a rental portfolio and retired in her 30's. She met a lady in California who told her as you get older you won't want to deal with the hassle of tenants and rentals or PM...