Wendell De Guzman
Real Life of a Real Estate Investor
Alright...I am going to post what happens every week in my real estate business. Why? So you will learn from my mistakes as well as get inspired by my successes. I also hope by doing this, BP Nation will help me ac...
Cathy T.
current tenant wants to move in a girlfriend...I need advice...
He is an excellent tenant, and I want to keep him long term and happy. But he has a new girlfriend, and wants to move her in. She filled out an application and I did an online background/credit check. The good news is...
William Hall
Complicated Legal Issue For
I like some advice on a legal issue I've been dealing with for years. In '94, Dad met a real estate agent, loaned him 20K, they did a few deals that went OK, and then in '97, Dad borrowed another 20K out of our 4-uni...
Katrina Cabral
Yikes, What did I do wrong?! All my inquiries dried up!
I only have one rental and this is my first time listing it for rent. I listed it and got close to 50 inquiries within 24 hours. I sent a reply to all those that inquired and suggested that they reply with their name ...
Bryan Hancock
Why Do Investors Ignore Cash Sitting Idle In Their "Return" Calculations?
I have observed that investors consistently IGNORE the fact that their time sits idly in a bank account when they tout their "AROI" on their projects. This is quite puzzling to me and I was wondering why people do it...
Jordan L.
How to report a Shady Realtor
For the past few months, I have been looking at some multi-units. I was interested in some but all the properties I was very interested in was listed by one particular shady realtor. I called the realtor to view the p...
Wes Blackwell
Stockton: The Last Bastion of Housing Affordability in California
After my most recent post on Realtor.com projecting Stockton to be the #4 metro market in the nation in 2018, I've received the same question over and over and over again:"But WHY Stockton? What's so great about it? A...
Erik Pierson
Dual Career Real Estate Agent?
I'm sure there's many people out there on the BP forums who either currently or have previously held a real estate license. I would love to hear from anyone who has worked as an agent as a 2nd job or side business. I ...
Todd Dexheimer
Pandemic opportunities coming down the pipeline
I love Multifamily, but also am open to other investments. Right now I’m looking for opportunities and see some potentially fantastic opportunities out there.
1. Retail: retail is getting smacked around right now. No...
Elijah Brown
From $200 to 70 Units at 24 Years Old
Hello,
My name is Elijah. I’d like to share my real estate story with you all:
At 17, I drove to Los Angeles from my small hometown in Vermont. I arrived with $200 in my bank account and all my belongings in an old ...