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Victoria Winters Pets? What is the big deal? Are we missing opportunities with pet restrictions?
22 November 2014 | 26 replies

It seems that everyone has an opinion about whether to rent to people with pets.   How effective is it to require additional monthly rent for a pet?  Can anyone tell me if charging a pet deposit or additional monthly ...

Scott Kimberly Is the 1st Deal a Myth?
16 June 2019 | 24 replies

I'm curious to see how much of a myth the 1st Deal actually is.The Myth I'm referring to is "get your first deal and it's off to the races". As a new investor, I the more I listen to podcasts (and not just BP's) the m...

Wade G. Make sure you have a very large reserve fund for landlording?
29 July 2013 | 19 replies

Well its been a rough year as a landlord for me so far. Even worse than the year Hurricane Ike caused its damage. To date since January first of this year I have spent an average of $1475 a month for repairs and vac...

Ryan Lewis Time for a new agent?
26 December 2021 | 20 replies

Hi BP community. I've been struggling with something recently that I was hoping to gain perspective on from those who have been there and are more experienced than I.I've been working exclusively with an agent for the...

Rob C. Is it really that important to hire contractors that are insured?
10 August 2020 | 35 replies

From what I've read in the forums it seems that conventional wisdom here is it's best to hire only contractors & handymen that are insured. I adopted this perspective when I started as a landlord as I tend to trus...

Paul Flynn Auction.com ????????? Anyone Ever Use It????
19 August 2020 | 39 replies

Anyone use it..... i have heard mixed stories about it.... It seems shady..... Would love to hear a success story from it or a nightmare

Jonathan Rexford I hate Cold Calling
24 January 2018 | 22 replies

Cold Calling

As much as I HATE cold calling I was wondering if anyone has paid someone to call and fill out a Property Info Sheet?
If so what was the rate you paid?
How did you pay?

Here are my thoughts:
Give my c...

Josh Gibbons What do you drive?
30 January 2012 | 90 replies

Just wondering what everyone drives.....as you can see by my screename, I'm a car person. Just wondering what some of you guys drive......

Here's my car (same as my avatar)

Also have a lifted Dodge Dakota.....(Home...

Alton Williams You Never Forget Your First
13 April 2015 | 47 replies

I was just thinking about the first deal I did a couple of years ago and how it came together.

It was an investor that had bought about 40 homes back in like 2010 and never paid taxes on any of them so it was...

Landon Elscott I lost $22,000 selling a sports car, but improved my net worth $27,500 - my first deal!
12 January 2016 | 24 replies

After writing this, I now realize it's pretty long, so I put the main focus and details of the deal in bold and the rest of the fluff in italics.Prior to successfully completing my first real estate deal, one of the t...