Chetan Parakh
New to Wholesaling. Need Guidance!
Hi everyone,
I'm relatively new to wholesaling and am looking for some advice. I operate out of Northern Virginia and have been targeting areas here and in southern Maryland (near Washington DC). Despite cold texting...
Brent Paul
Woman fined 25k for renting her home without the proper permits
One San Diego woman has found herself in hot water with the city after renting out her home without acquiring a proper permit. Rachel Smith, who lists her home in San Diego's Burlingame neighborhood on home-sharing w...
David Stone
How to handle mold reported by tenant
Hi BP!I have a duplex I rent out and have a tenant on one side who reported seeing mold in the corner by the ceiling above the shower. They said they scrubbed it away with a bleach solution and haven't seen a reoccur...
Dee Neal
my first landlord experience
uugghhhh I dont think i like tenants. Well i have my tenants their notice after a long two years. I can't believe they expect a deposit back with the way they left my house. the home had fresh paint, new floors downst...
Jorge De Jesus
Seduced by Syndication
I’m dangerously curious about sponsors and how they become that. What value do they bring aside from perhaps finding the deal and having some skin in the game also? Are they expected to have the ability to put all sys...
Cody Barrett
Black White or Stainless appliances for Blue-collar areas
Hello everyone!Just curious as to the perception of white, black, and stainless steel appliances in rentals. The area is middle class blue collar. Probably paycheck to paycheck if single or doing slightly better... ...
Jon Klaus
Other People's Money
For those who use OPM as much as possible, why don't you use your own money more? How and where do you invest your own money? What level of return and risk do you target for your own money?
Jennifer Parrott
Investing Mentoring Scam
I really need some advice. My husband and I signed a contract to be mentored by a real estate investor in San Antonio, Texas. We also made two separate investments to flip a house together, a total of $21,000. Shortly...
Nataniel A.
Special Needs Housing? Is it really that good?
I got a DVD set that talks about turning your investment properties into special needs housing. The projected numbers sound good (better than typical leases) but like anything, I'm sure there are downsides. Does anyon...
Mark Paes
Pre foreclosure confusion
I have a son of a friend who has come to me with a pre-forclosure. He's 4 months behind on a 1st and 2nd mortgage.
Looking at the numbers, it does not seem to be a good property to flip to an investor. But I would lik...