Christina Greaves
Advice on Utilities Bill Dispute with Tenant
Hey y'all I just had a really annoying experience and wondering what the community recommends I do. Here's the deal: I have a tenant who signed their lease in January, with start date February first. Back in January I...
Kobe McDaniel
Best ways for Agents to help Investors?
Hello BP community,I am a RE investor as well as a newer RE Agent. I’ve already helped several people purchase homes and I’m now looking to start helping investors in my area. I live in the greater Seattle area and wo...
Derone Patterson
Duplex
I'm going house hunting with my agent as a first time home buyer. (Owner occupier) I want to buy a duplex or triplex. Can someone give me advice on what to look for in buying a great property. "Im a little nervous in ...
LaQuadra Neal
Negotiation Strategies for Closing Deals
An area that I want to strengthen before I start speaking with sellers is my negotiation techniques. What strategies do you use to assess if a seller is motivated? What techniques do you use to close deals? What are g...
Tim Bradley
A car literally drove through my rental house - a happy ending
This story is almost too crazy to believe but its all 100% true. This was my wife and my 1st investment property. Technically when she moved in with me we started renting her townhouse she owned out but the property...
Grace Wang
Will a power outage damage claim affect our insurance coverage in the future?
A voltage fluctuation caused by Dominion Power neutral wire happened in our residence last week. A lot of major appliances such as AC, built-in microwave and wall oven, dish washer, TV and car garage system did not...
Federico Gutierrez
How has your life changed since your 1st investment?
I would like to know how others investors life have changed since their first investment, did it meet expectations?I know that everyone loves a feel good story but investing is not easy and I have cried many times dur...
Mark Strobel
Buying 12-unit with eviction in process
Hi BP friends!We are in the process of acquiring a 12-unit apartment complex (3 quads) in Wisconsin with an April 15 closing. Today we were notified that the current owner is serving a 5-day notice to Pay or Quit on o...
Saige Wigge
House Hacking Advice
Hello! My wife and I are about to buy our first home. We are both pretty young (22) so we are not walking around with tons of cash, but we think this is the perfect time to start investing. We are going to buy a duple...
Michael Mackney
Funding rehab of my first property
Hey guys, I purchased my first property, a duplex, back in early April. At that time the property did not need any huge rehab needs, more cosmetic stuff later on. So I fixed immediate concerns such as a leaky toilet, ...