Vinh Nguyen
Should tenant pay first before we send the signed lease?
Hi all!I am new to this landlord thing. I am requesting the tenant to pay the first month rent, last month rent, and the security deposit. My question is do I request the tenant to pay the fees first before I send her...
Scot Sorenson
Does anyone use Stessa expense tracking for there properties?
Hello all. Has anyone actually used Stessa? It was advertised on the last episode of the BP podcast #295. I have 1 property as of now and have been doing little to nothing to track income and expenses. Need to rem...
Caito Coloma
What does your deal funnel look like?
Hello BP fam, wanted to see who would share some insight on what it actually takes to be successful in the real estate business as far as lead generation goes. Would you be willing to share a quick insight into what t...
Westin Hudnall
Best Practices To Organize And Track Spending By Property :
I own 8 properties with a partner and were looking for guidance:We want to find an easy way to track our spending so when tax time comes around we will know exactly what we spent rehabbing each buy and hold rental pro...
Jeremy Zindel
Business overhead expenses on a Schedule E
Just wondering what the correct way is to handle business overhead expenses for my rental properties when it's time to account for those expenses at tax time? (i.e. cost for business PO box, Quickbooks, miscellaneous ...
Charlotte Adams
Owned Duplex not legal. Opinions
Hello everyone. This is my first post and I'm looking forward to hearing any suggestions. My husband and I have owned a duplex in Peterborough Ontario for 5 years and recently it has come to light that it may be zone...
Bryan Hancock
Is Profit Per Hour Invested The Best Return Metric For RE Investing?
I am reading a book by a well-known author right now and he has some disparaging remarks for yield measurements for real estate investing. I tend to agree with him given that most real estate activities carry a huge ...
Ronald Perich
Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a Terrible Book
If you look over the Best Real Estate Books blog post by @Brandon Turner you will see Rich Dad, Poor Dad as one of the best business books for real estate entrepreneurs. I will admit, I found it to be one of the best ...
Daniel Levine
Than Merril, or Bill Vaugn Are they worth it?
I have completed a flip and it was successful however it highlighted how much I still need to learn. Than Merrill came to town and is putting on his standard sales pitch or 3 day seminar. The reviews are mixed, some p...
Oli C.
MTR out of state as a first deal?
Hey BP friends,
I was wondering if anyone has experience with MTR out of state? Particularly in the Cleveland/Columbus area. I would love to hear your thoughts on such a strategy, what to look out for? as an out-of-...