Marci Stein
Tenant test positive for lead paint on bath tub
Not sure how to proceed —2 adult tenants. No children . newly moved in and tested for lead on peeling paint on side of painted bathtub. Positive. From what I’ve read, I am required to remediate this if a child under 6...
Bob C.
Hold or drop price?
My first two houses sold within 5 days of listing, so this is new territory for me and any guidance is appreciated.
This house has been on the market for 5 weeks and not one offer has come in.
The typic...
Bryan Hancock
Fannie, Freddie Model Declared Dead - FINALLY!
So it appears that the GSE model is officially being declared dead by the Obama administration and is nearing major reform from what I am reading from a number of sources. Any thoughts on what this means for us going...
Jeff Ihnen
Real estate agent claims worst offer in 25 years
Hey everyone, just recently got rejected on our offer my wife and I made on a duplex. Their listing agent stated "this is probably the worst offer I have received in 25 years". Was I really that off in my numbers or d...
Account Closed
Speaking of Credit Scores -At What Number Does A Score Scare You?
I didn't want to derail the other interesting conversation about credit scores, so thought I'd pose this as a separate question.When I was renting to mainly techies and students, they often had no credit at all. Ofte...
Jan Kutrzeba
Gut or sell my SFR that has constant maintenance issues?
Hi BP,I need your advice on whether I should get rid of my problematic out of state SFR rental property or take a loan to gut it.It’s a 120-year old 4br 1ba SFR in a not-so-good part of Allentown, PA - very typical to...
Don Konipol
How to Avoid LARGE Loses in Passive Investing
How to avoid large loses in passive investments?
As important as due diligence, analysis, knowledge of the property type, track record of the syndicator, correctly predicting economic trends, and timing is, the numbe...
Brian Freeman
My Story of being scammed by Morris Invest and Oceanpointe
History with Morris Invest & OceanPointe Investments LLCIf any of you are suing Clayton Morris and OceanPointe, this information is mostly for you. I am a California attorney who contemplated bringing a Federal c...
Josh Stack
A "Hall Analysis" of Gastonia as a Market for Buy&Hold Rentals
Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...
Charles Ho
Real Estate vs. Stock Portfolio
Coming across this website and the Financial Independence subreddit, I've gotten an itch to increase my rental real estate portfolio to start generating residual income. My wife and I sat down together to look at our...