John S Lewis
Than Merrill's Free Real Estate Class
So I saw for the first time today the beginnings of Than Merrill's infomercial. Has anyone here on BP gone to the class just to check it out? There's no way I'm paying anything, but I figure whatever free info I cou...
Brandon Hartsell
Valuing land in a flood plane for wholesale or new construction
Hello BP community! First BP forum post and I could really use your help!I'm trying to evaluate a potential deal involving a 2.2 acre lot located in a flood plane in Harford County, Md. There is a SFH on the property ...
Neil Quinn
Modeling expenses & capex, best ways to estimate?
Hi all,I'm looking at buying a primary residence with a goal of renting it out when I leave the area. This is a high COL area though (DC/NoVA), so trying to get a rough sense of how much negative cashflow I'd have wh...
Gianni Laverde
New BP member from Queens, New York
Hi BP community,
I am Gianni, live and work in NY. I really look forward to fully launch my REI biz and develop a portfolio of investment properties in NY/NJ and other surrounding areas and get over my bigges...
Michael H.
Month to month leases vs. annual
Last month I purchased five duplexes. Seven of the ten units are month to month leases. I'm looking my to raise the rent for these seven immediately as they are $200-$300 a month low for the area. I'm considering havi...
Wesley W.
Multi family shared yard
Hello all,Here's a question to you small multi family landlords that have properties with a shared yard. Specifically, what is your policy on its use as well as the use of tenants' items therein?Some context...I have...
Jordy Train
Different rents for different length of lease?
Was kicking around this idea today and wonder if anyone does something like this....say offer a one year lease on a unit for $800/mo, or you can get a six month lease for $1000/mo....month to month lease? $1200/mo. Ob...
Jade Davis
What to tell REA when just looking
Although we won't be ready to buy a multifamily until June, my husband and I want to start looking at properties just to see what's available, what we should expect when we're ready in June etc. What should I tell a r...
Nilusha Jayasinghe
Tenant screening- credit scores and SSNs
Hi all,
I'm a new small-time landlord figuring out my process for screening tenants for an apartment in Chicago. It seems like most all popular screening services like Mysmartmove, Rentspree, etc use the Transunion "...
Terry Royce
Lead Tracking / CRM /
I've been looking for a good CRM / lead tracker system.
Ive been looking at salesforce.com and saw someone recommended karmacrm
What experience do folks on here have with any CRm Tracking systems.
I would prefer so...