Arianne L.
Florida Security Deposit Dispute - help appreciated
Hello BP community. I thought that I would get great advice and insight from fellow BP members regarding a security deposit claim that I want to dispute.Background: My husband and I rented a 2/2 apartment for 18 month...
Tehane Gallimore
Coronavirus Outbreak and Effect on Short-Term Rentals?
Has anyone seen any changes in their short-term rental property activity since the Coronavirus Outbreak has started? Any thoughts on whether short-term rentals will take a hit? My first thoughts would be it probably d...
Gina Kim
Starting Out While Living in a High Cost Area
Hi BP! I'm Gina, 30 years old, and live in San Diego, CA. My husband and I recently inherited a family home which we renovated and rented out, and are now looking to go deeper into real estate investing (mostly buy an...
Kelly M.
Review/Assessment of Electronic Rent Payment Services
I have been using Sparkrent for a few months and have liked it on the landlord side, but I have had 3 tenants that all have stumbled at one point using it on the tenant side. I decided to look for another service.I d...
John Chapman
God I Love Texas Eviction Law
So I just finished up my first eviction proceeding. Tenants did not pay November rent, and the constable will be at their door at 9:00 am on Tuesday, December 3. The only reason it took that long to get it done i...
Paul Zofsak
what should I expect from my realtor?
I am 6 weeks into my first listing and am wondering what should,or could, my realtor be doing besides just putting my house on the MLS and centralized showing? I understand it can be a waiting game but as a sales per...
Joe Splitrock
Nightmare Tenant Featured on Local Television and Has a Website
Last night on the news there was a story about nightmare tenants George Zimmer and Jennifer Zimmer. They have been screwing landlords in Sioux Falls, Florida and possibly Chicago for years. I heard the name and realiz...
Albert Okagbue
Keeping Up With The Joneses
How do you measure your investment results? Do you measure them against other investors? Or do you use an absolute number for yourself e.g. % return?So far investors I have talked to do not care what other people ar...
Amie D.
Inheriting a house, any way to make this work?
My father passed away last October. He left his house to me, my brother and sister, equally. We decided to put it on the market, since co-renting it would be a hassle.
I've considered buying out my brother and sister...
Turner Wright
Bad Deal—Help for 1st Investment
My first RE investment may be a bad investment, according, to two realtors who specialize in the market area. I estimated an ARV of $310k after rehab, but they say I will be lucky to get $275-285k. Below are the det...