Paul Doherty
Better off liquidating property & paying taxes to get notes?
If I'm going to sell a property do you think I'm better off avoiding the taxes and investing 100% of it into 2 or 3 additional properties, or would I make more money by simply paying the capital gains tax on the proce...
Account Closed
Looking for Moderately-Priced Property Management Software
I currently own and rent 9 units and I'm managing the properties as well. I am looking for a moderately-priced (free would be best) property management software--similar to Appfolio. Any recommendations?
Steve A.
In-laws broke but have ton of equity they dont want to use
Strange situation.In-laws have a home in Santa Barbara worth about $900K. They have a $300K interest only loan. They can no longer afford the payments.My wife and I recently came into money. I was planning to put t...
Stanley Crawford
My first in rental burns
This was my first investment property. I bought it in January last year at auction for $3500 but it needed a lot of work and had severe termite damage. I camped out in the property off and on for 4 months getting it ...
Robert Williams
Tenant Request to Refund Pet Deposit for the Holidays —How Would You Handle This?
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for advice on how to handle a recent request from one of my tenants. Here’s the situation (personal details removed):
The tenant reached out explaining that they’re going through financial d...
Jim Froehlich
"Good" Deals Hard to Find; Funding is "Easy" - or NOT!
BP Experts, First of all, please remember that "referrals for lenders or loans must be placed in the BP Marketplace"...so don't reply with that here. However, since I've been doing part-time real estate investing th...
Surendra Chawla
Not getting Good Tenant Applications in Pflugerville, Austin
Hello Folks,I am a relatively new member here on BP and completed my first new investment property purchase in Pflugerville, Austin (TX). It's a new, 3 bedroom, single family home by D R Horton. It's been 2 weeks and...
Didier Bizimungu
Transitioning From Hard Money to Conventional
Hi all! Newbie question here. Once I've secured a hard money loan and used it to buy/rehab a home, how do I present my current situation to a traditional lender when acquiring a conventional loan on the property? Do I...
Siobhan Loftus
Just Cause Eviction but did not state reason in notice
I am a landlord in California. I recently had a new tenant that stated that a person was going to stay with them for a couple of weeks to help them move in. However when that time past, and I asked when the guest was...
Account Closed
Tenant did not pay for Gas. NGRID's reaction?
A tenant whose lease ended and who has moved out did not pay for gas and I am not sure if they had at all registered it to their name as they moved in. The lease does say that they are responsible for paying for it. G...