Ben Stanley
How do people invest in real estate while working a full time job?
I'm still in the learning phases, but trying to both stabalize my income and also figfure out how I could invest in real estate while working fulltime 40-50 hours a week. I imagine there is a lot of work and things th...
Bassma Mancilla
Struggling to decide what to fix on first investment property
Hi all, Context: Out of state investor (living in california, there's no way I can afford to invest here)Made an offer, got it accepted. Second time this has happened and again, paid for an inspection only to find big...
Bridger L Logan
Tell me why I SHOULDN'T househack a quad on my first deal
Hello y'all,I'm 24 y/o and I currently work as a project engineer in the San Diego area. The project I'm working on will last about a year. I'm going to save at least $25k during this project then go to Phoenix, AZ to...
Monica Johnson
Coronavirus and your tenants
I wanted to put this out there to my fellow landlords that we should check on our tenants right now. The school closings could be devastating to some especially single parents with young children. I say this as someon...
Kristen Williams
My Owner Building Portfolio, Asks Me for a 3% Discount off PM fee
We have worked hard to build our relationships over time, with owners and investors, and we are even expanding. We have done this by evaluating workload, and setting fair Property Management rates with our owners, on ...
John R.
Should I 'keep' the messy tenant who will pay post renovation rent without renovation?
I'm in the middle of renovating a property that is C class in a nice B+ to A neighborhood. The renovated units are renting quickly. One guy has lived there for years and I don't think he has EVER cleaned his apartme...
Allen Denham
Letting go
When I first started with rentals I had to do everything myself now I have doing it for a while and would like to hire some of it out, I know it's easy to call a plumber when you have a leak or stopped drain and it...
Joshua Meisner
VBRO/AirBNB Questions to ask
Hi BP members!We recently have refinanced to go into real estate investing, as we had a very large amount of equity and wanted to hopefully speed up our path to retirement.After discussing multi-families and placing o...
Benjamin Nichols
California Multi-Family / Apartment Investing
Any people interested in multi-family / apartment buildings in California? I see a lot of people on here stay away from CA, but I think it's a great place to invest. What do you guys think?-Ben
Cameron Riley
Tenant was qualfiied but ended up being a nightmare?
Have you ever permitted a person who was super qualified on the application but ended up being a total disappointment as a tenant?