Alex Scotte
Re-key between tenants?
Hello all,
I have a prospective tenant who wants me to re-key the front door. I don't feel it's necessary because the prior tenants are trustworthy and also have moved out of the city. It sounds like the tenant will...
Amber Forkey
Business Website? Yay or Nay
Of course when you become licensed initially there are so many to-do lists and articles to read about what you should do first, it can become very overwhelming quickly. A topic of discussion I have seen on a lot of th...
Luke Councell
1st Time MD Homebuyer need learning exp. Estimating Repair Costs
Hello,Long-time lurker looking for some advice on purchasing an older home in NW Maryland (cheaper than most places in MD) and estimating repairs on it. I will be looking at the home today, and I'm not quite sure how ...
Victoria Pham
Best Business Entity for Real Estate Transactions
Hello BP!I am a newer investor and am hoping to protect my assets. What would be the best type of business entity (or company) to start if I'm planning to have long-term rentals, fix and flips and other real estate tr...
Nat C.
Suing seller for non-disclosure
This is a continued post from another discussion I had on BP which I received much assistance with.I discovered a property I bought in Las Vegas had $20,000 of plumbing problems which were not disclosed in the SPD. I ...
Jimmy NA
First Evictions
Had to do my first evictions the other day. Not fun. Exhuasting actually, and dirty. I removed 5 pigeons from the attic of my resently purchased 3 family. Non-payment, cleanliness and noise were all issues with the...
Ilya Ratner
Accounting - Ask me anything
Hi everyone, I am a real estate accountant in NYC and has been doing it for the past 6 years. I primarily do day to day operations for residential buildings in NYC. Ask me anything
Robert Pfenninger
Texas Ballot on Property Taxes
Howdy my fellow Texas investors. Coming at you from Waco, Texas but my question is about something that will affect Texas as a whole. So I read that Texas has put the option to remove property taxes and replace them w...
Jared Bockoff
Competing with professionals at auction.
How do I deal with the professional investors at the local auctions - Southbay, Los Angeles. How should I expect the so called 7-Angels to react to my bidding and would i have a better chance of success buying from on...
Nicholas Varner
Frauds and who they target
Interesting article in the New York Times about "Real Estate Shell Companies Scheme to Defraud Owners Out of Their Homes". The story details Shell Companies that target desperate, poor sellers in neighborhoods in Broo...