Trent Stevens
I am new and want advice
Hey everyone I am brand new to investing. I want to get into single family buy and hold. I have been listening to B.P podcast and others for about 6 months, I am really excited to start my hand in it. A little about m...
Kristi C.
Evicting for Stealing Power
How many days do I have to give a tenant to leave for stealing power? She has paid her rents, but I just found out she's been stealing power since May. I got a call from police and city inspectors about it. Now the p...
Annette Barnett
Which market? and how to find best deal for cash flow, appreciation, good tenants
My situation: Single family home under contract - closes Sept 7th (26 days), doing 1031 exchange, will have $275K-ish, wanting to move into multifamily.Quandary - I want to buy in a strong market, have great cash flo...
Kyle Mullins
Raising Rent for Long Term Tenants After Purchasing Property
Hello! My wife and I are in contract for our first rental property, a triplex! The current owner has had it for 21 years and is older so rents have not increased over time. The current tenants are being charged $425 w...
Jacob Mendrin
Being sued for keeping security deposit.
Hello all, apologies if this question has been asked before but after searching through the forums for a while I found nothing to match my particular situation. We have recently sold our rental home to the renters. Th...
Rick Bassett
Worst tenant ever - I missed a giant RED FLAG
If everything goes well then our worst tenant ever will be moved-out in just under 12 hours from now, the champagne is on ice and we are cautiously optimistic. Interestedly enough, the problems with this tenant have v...
Jacob Beg
Did I dodge a bullet or was I too suspicious?
I had a rental application from someone with poor credit. She furnished paystubs showing a very handsome salary and was more than qualified, willing to make two months security deposit and start the lease immediately ...
Phineas Howie
How Good is Zillow's "Zestimate" of Home Value
While using the site Zillow to browse for multi family investment properties I have noticed what they call their "Zestimate." (their estimation of the home's value) I would like to know how useful other investors hav...
Marc Allen
Illinois Property Taxes
Hi All,I'm curious how people are continuing to justify buy-and-hold investments in Illinois suburbs with the current state of property taxes. I've got my eye one pretty inexpensive property which is listed at $80K, w...
Vitaliy Merkulov
Require applicant to give access to their social media accounts?
When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...