Hong Gao
Twist and turns initial rental turning into a flipper
Second post. Learned a lot from the first post I did yesterday:). I put a house in a very good location under contract for 83K. Inspection revealed tons of major issues in the crawl space (flooding etc) and renovation...
Clay W.
New investor - need advice
Hello - I have finally acquired my first rental property (a duplex) and I plan to get my feet wet and manage myself to not only learn but save money since property management doesn't pencil at this point.One renter se...
Chris Roche
Background checks for new tenants
Hey all, What measures do you take before renting to tenants? How do you do background checks? How do you do credit checks? Any advice would be appreciated.Also, how do you collect rent? Do you have a check mai...
Marie-therese Tai
Late paying tenants any advice ?
I have a small two unit property in a bad part of Brooklyn. I have had two tenants there for the last two and a half years. My problem is that they both keep paying late. One of them is month to month the other is on ...
Ryan C.
Bronx Newbie - Advertising Units
Hello,I am buying my first place in Bronx and under contract on a three family and will be living in one of the units. I have a few duplexes in Atlanta but this will be first one I have lived in and managed myself.Do...
Vivian Jackson
Mortgage deficiency
Live in STL, Mo, house is in Jax, FL. Had to move due to layoff in 2009 from Jacksonville. Due to many things, I'm now behind in payments (have renters) but there is always something wrong (air conditioner) for repa...
Jason Eyerly
Working For Yourself Or A Real Estate Company...?
Hello BP,
As I'm in the process of getting my license, I've been considering that upon completion of the course I would try and get employed with a local real estate company. I was wondering if it's legal...
Danny Gilley
paying rent
What are the steps when some one is late on paying rent they have paid 200.00 the rent is 700.00past due on the 10 th there is a 25.00 late fee and 10.00 each week its not paid should I file out a evection by the 20 ...
Jose Cintron
Lease option advice from experienced investors
Hows It Going BP, So i have been reading and studying creative real estate for a year now and finally started talking to sellers with the wholesaling approach. My Goal is to really get into the lease option field beca...
Amir Saeed
How Section 8 Numbers work?
I would like to get some feedback from anyone on some Qs. I have a property here in Baltimore that I am looking to rent with Section 8. (3 Beds 1 Bath). I am very new to this, and aware of some happy endings and disas...