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Hello BP!My name is Mike and I am new to the site, and to the world of real estate investing. I consider myself very responsible with my money, and have always had the ambition to seek out careers to afford me financi...
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Is what I’m doing stupid? Please, all opinions welcome. I’ve turned our first home into a short term rental property. Mortgage is $3,000 and I’m making around $1,000 after all expenses. It’s been steady and I’m booked...
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So we originally planned to move into the home then decided to keep our daughter in her current school. We have renovated this beautiful 4 bed, 3 bath Pool home on Amelia Island, it's a bike ride away to the beach, 7 ...
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I am trying to help a friend who is a landlord. My friend is owed 8k in rents, his tenants always pay late, pay half, or don’t pay at all. They’re very behind and over the last two years he is owed around 8k. They are...
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Hey BPHad an applicant apply for my unit. Upon checking with the tenants references, their current landlord disclosed they are moving due to a bedbug/roach infestation. Without giving specifics to the applicant, I had...
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My father, two sisters and I have recently inherited a vacant small commercial lot (0.23ac) in Tennessee near a growing interstate exit and are not sure how to maximize cash flow with it. We currently rent it two mon...
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Hi, I'm Just starting, looking forward to my first deal.
The owner has the home through probate, there is a 20K medical lien and he owes about 2K in current and back taxes. He is not able to afford to pay the taxes a...
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Hello everyone,I purchased a 5BR/5BA townhome with private pool in Davenport resort community for STR use and occasional personal vacation use. I am looking to self manage with a local team for ops/cleaning and some a...
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I have an offer from a family friend to finance my next rental property. He is generously doing this as support for me, and thus he's letting me decide how I want to structure the deal (so long as he still makes money...
Greetings! I have a house that's been on the market for five months. I'm not sure if I am being impatient, but I've only received two offers - and both were WELL below what I'm asking for. That said, I've reduced the ...