Beth Johnson
Just close on a house and found mold on the garage wall, who should pay for to fix it?
My sister just bought a house. It was closed last week. The day after closing she found mold in the garage on the wall. During the time of inspection, there were tons of stuffs in the garage. And a cabinet was against...
Bill Gulley
Do You Need A License? Which One? Why?
This is a topic with many opinions, many are just wrong missing the underlying requirements for the different licensing issues related to real estate ventures.
Areas where licenses may be or are required include, but...
Bryan L.
Rehab/Retail Flip, and Zillow
Fellow rehabbers, have you ever had this happen? You bust your behind on a rehab and then have a potential buyer pass on your newly rehabbed house because they saw how much you paid for it on Zillow and they think...
Joe P.
Take action? Fraudulent CL post using my property
Hi all -- I recently rented a property I own, and a tenant I denied (including denial letter) asked me if they could still see the property. I was a bit puzzled, and it turns out that someone took my post and re-poste...
Chad Rakestraw
New REI in the DFW Area having a hard time finding a deal
Hey there, my business partner and I have began looking for properties anywhere in the metroplex. Our ultimate goal is to buy and hold multi family or SFH, ideally with the brrr strategy. We are willing to do flips, b...
Reginald A. Shelby II
Hiring vs fixing your own repairs on low budget/income
What are the pros and cons to hiring some one to fix your repairs vs learning to fix them yourself?
Nicolas Blish
Property Management: Self or Outsourced
Hello BP Community,
I have been self managing 2 rental buildings (fourplex and duplex) for the past few years. For the most part, the units are pretty easy to rent, and have minor issues here and there (mostly on Su...
Nicole Cotrino
Best markets for turnkey investing
I live in Central NJ and am currently looking to invest in my first rental home. Property taxes here are so high that I'm feeling like this isn't the right place for us to invest. We have also looked into the Oregon m...
Jesse Brewer
Manufacturing Value Add Opportunities
In these market times if you are a real estate investor then you are familiar with the term “Value Add” but if you are not familiar, value add simply means do something to a property to improve its value. Typically t...
Rohan J.
What is the best type of entity to set up for a small investor?
I live in California and own a few properties in the midwest, and I have heard not-so-great things about using LLCs for small-time investors (i own mostly SFHs and townhomes), like it's more difficult to get a loan to...