Scott A Smith
What savings amount is appropriate to get started?
Hi BP folks,A bit of a long lead-in here, so please hang in with me - I lost my job at the end of 2017 as my company downsized my entire department. My wife and I were making HH income of $160-190k in an average COL ...
Padric Lynch
1st Buy and Hold Investment Property
After 3 months of marketing I received a lead from one of my bandit signs. The call came from the sellers boyfriend, stating that the seller's house was full of "bad memories" from a previous marriage and that she wa...
Nathan Clark
Domestic Violence in rental
One of my newer properties, the tenant has a common law marriage with the man that assaulted her. She does not feel safe and would like to move within 1 day. She has a 1 year lease, needs to give 30 days notice but sh...
Edward E Ashley
New guy on the block
Hi: New here as well as to real estate investing. Very close yo my first deal (a lease option type deal) and very excited as well as very nervous. How do you keep your sanity whike doing your first deal or just tryi...
Jacky Johnson
Tenants Still Can't Move Out by Last Day
My tenant has given me a 30-day notice on 10/1 to move out by tonight (10/31). However, when I went to do a final inspection tonight, he still hasn't finish packing and moving his belongings. After I questioned him wh...
Zachary McDonough
If you could give advice to your younger self....
I am 22 year old real estate investor. Just recently got my agent's license to start earning active income while building a passive empire.D. Greene calls it "LEARN WHILE YOU EARN". I am super eager to break through t...
Joseph Allen
New to the forums looking for advice.
I have been interested in starting my real estate adventure for a long time now but have no idea what I needed to do to start. I picked up Brandon Turner's book "The Book on Rental Property Investing" and it has been ...
Ken Moyer
Should I be a partner or just loan??
Hello Everyone I hope you are all doing well and are healthy. Unfortunately, I have a friend who is going through a divorce and asked if I wanted to take over a share of his partners stake in their property.
The NJ ...
Derek Young
Southern Indiana small timer with big goals
Hello everyone,
I am a new member who has been sitting on the sidelines for a couple of weeks while soaking up as much knowledge as possible.
I am located in Southern Indiana and have profitably rehabbe...
Tim Johnson
Maintenance call during property closing
Hello BP!Last week I purchased my first multi-family property, an 18 unit apartment building in Minnesota. At closing, the previous owner got a call that the heat was out. What I thought was going to be a simple fix...