Aaron McKenzie
Just starting out - is Buildium a good choice?
Hello Everyone!I am closing on my first rental property (SFR) next week and I plan on self-managing. It is also worth mentioning that I plan to acquire five additional SFR's by year end and to continue to scale up fr...
Robert Taylor
What do you expect out of a property managent co. and how much are you paying?
Due to all of the interest that people from all over have had in the Milwaukee market (where I live and work) and because I've been a WI licensed broker since 2004, I'm now looking in to focusing my business toward...
Robert Nason
Am I a real estate investor or a landlord???
Honestly, both of these terms I am not completely comfortable with. I "lord"over no land and I feel uncomfortable when I tell people that I am a real estate investor.
I think the term landlord needs a change. It p...
Angel Mora
First House Taking Forever
Purchased a property all cash 4 months ago. Went with a wholesaler in my state who had deals out of state and was somehow also the property manger for said deals. Initial projection was that I would be making a 21% re...
Alice B.
We downsized our primary home and now have $500K spare.
We downsized from a mortgage-free $600K home in a pricey market to a $100K home in Las Vegas, and have the excess available for investing. These two homes are the only ones we have ever owned. I'm not comfortable with...
Daniel J.
18 Year Tenant?
I'm in the process of looking at a duplex plus a separate garage apt here in the Conroe area. Speaking with their agent I found out that the tenant in the apt has been there for 18 plus years. They are running year lo...
Jason Wu
Two family house with only one electric meter
Greetings to the great BP community! I am currently looking at a two family house. I am planing to live in one unite and rent out the other. The problem is there is only one electric meter. How do I price out the ren...
David Wright
Lost a Deal at Full Price
So, I made a full price offer on an apartment complex last week and lost the deal. Here are the details:19 units, 11 need complete rehab (down to the studs). 7 units rented month to month at an average of 395/unit. 1...
Hannah Kingslien
How To Deny Tenant Application
Hello everyone,My husband and I just bought our first rental house in Beloit Wisconsin, and are in the process of finalizing our Tenant Application.I was wondering how to go about disqualifying applicants in a respect...
Jarrod Williams
Deal Making Logistics
I would like to start a discussion about deal making to help clarify some confusions that I have that generally revolve around logistics with execution. Background; I talked my family into starting a rental business ...