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My name is Rodney Harris Jr. I am a God fearing man! I studied real estate a few years back but just stopped all the sudden lol I've recently picked it back up and I'm about 15 real estate books in haha however that m...
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Hello BP Community,I'm relatively new to BP and REI. I'm currently house hacking my primary residence into one with a basement suite. This is my first venture into RE.I'm in Mississauga, Ontario and looking to start a...
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Hey BP,I've been lurking in the BP shadows for about a year now and finally got around to making a profile. Coincidently, I'm also finally getting around to taking action.I'm in the Marine Corps and stationed in San D...
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Summary question: How would you allocate by extra money saved from my paycheck by percentage between 1) stock piling cash for a 3rd rental property 2) paying down existing mortgages ( I currently own 2 mortgages that...
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Hi my name Jabari. I'm new to investment properties. I'm looking to do rental properties to start off. My focus right now on multi family homes but I would like to get into big rental buildings. I haven't done my firs...
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Is it customary and legal to charge interest on delinquent rent and fees? In the lease provided with his book on managing rental property, @Brandon Turner, includes a clause requiring 18% interest per year on delinqu...
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Hello all, excuse my question and I hope it doesn’t sound stupid. With a potential recession looming and perhaps may affect real estate, I wonder what fellow investors’ thoughts on what’s considered over leverage? Wha...
Is anyone making investment decisions based on climate change? I spoke with an environmental scientist and she had many recommendations with real estate investing due to climate change effects. Would love to hear your...
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Hi there, A quick backstory, I left my former job where I was making little money and absolutely miserable with every aspect of life. My wife makes enough money so that we can comfortably make ends meet, but there isn...
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I am planning to buy a fixer upper and make it a B & B. I'm torn about using a general contractor vs. doing the general contracting myself.CONs of Hiring a General Contractor:1. They are reputed to suck big time ...