Brock Bonnicksen
Tenant clogged sewer 3x in 3 months
I have an issue with a tenant repetitively clogging the sewer, and requiring a plumber to unclog each time. The first two times I hired the plumber and covered the costs. The plumber believes it is an issue with use -...
Jim Froehlich
Hey Big Govt. - Please Invest My Social Security in Real Estate!
This post is admittedly as much about venting as it is looking for opinions of others. Here's what crossed my mind this morning: Social Security. I'm turning 49 this year and have been working (on the books) since age...
Anthony Montances
New to investing with 1 rental (help!)
Hello all!I’m brand new into investing and i am trying to get started but don’t know what direction i should take from here. First off i am in the military and come August I’ll be going overseas for a year. At this po...
Junix Alcayaga
Long Distance investing. Recommendations for assembling a team.
Hey BP community, I've been looking more and more into out of state / long-distance investing for my first property and wanted to get a sense of how others have handled starting out in this same direction. I have a pr...
Lakshay G.
Commercial Real Estate versus Residential Real Estate Investing
Hello All,
I'm on my way to start a new career in real estate investing. My question is based upon generality and personal opinion (hopefully in Tri-State Area of MD, VA and DC).
Until now, I have been ...
Sachin Amin
Five Sources of Income for Retirement - what is the Fifth one ?
Hello BP community and for those who already made it :-) :-) (Baby boomers & Gen X)
when I was in school some one once said to me, to be financially free you need to have five sources of Incomes - at that time I ...
Martin Yankov
Vacation Home in Big Bear Lake and a little Airbnb
Hi guys, I’ve noticed a lot of threads in the past discussing short term rentals in Big Bear Lake, but i couldn't find recent one that it's been used as a Vacation home and Airbnb just to cover the mortgage payment. O...
Mac Trader
<3x Income, full year up front?
Greetings all! I've been lurking and soaking in every word of information in these forums and site. It's been an invaluable resource as I seek to fill a new vacancy in my recent rental. I set the BP standards in my li...
David Jones
Occupancy Duration with Month-to-Month vs. Fixed-Term Leases
There seems to be a general assumption that longer occupancy durations can be achieved by using fixed-term leases (e.g. 1 year) as opposed to month-to-month leases. However, despite spending quite a bit of time on Goo...
Yvette M.
? tenant breaking lease (CA)
Received this email from a tenant today. I called the pest company and
twice they have failed to show up to the unit. However, it seems that
even with the "infestation" he is willing to live in the unit for
a...