Garmeon Y.
Introduction/Various Newbie Questions
Hello all,My name is Garmeon and I'm new to BP and real estate and I've been reading all the articles and listening to the podcasts during my commute. San Francisco native here looking to purchase my first property (m...
Patrick Strain
More proof that I'm a sucker...
I've been investing in real estate since I was 22. I'm 41 now and I still make the same dumb mistakes. Of all the potential tenants you could rent to, your friends are the ones who are most likely to screw you over. A...
David Bautista
New to Real Estate and over thinking properties.
Hello Everyone!
I live in NYC and we don't have anything affordable for noobies like me. So I started looking at different Markets like PA. I found a duplex that has been on the market for 181 days. The bottom floo...
Tammy Richards
Advice Needed! Tenant arrested for drug dealing
Argh... the life of a new landlady..Served this inherited tenant a 30 day notice last month. Lack of one legal clause necessary in Maine led me to serve another today, asking her to vacate in 30 days (she is a tenant...
Dale Osborn
Choice or Accident?
For real estate investors: When starting out did you set the goal of becoming a successful real estate investor or did you accidentally end up finding something you enjoyed doing and ended up being a successful real e...
Nick Bitz
Does this sound legit?
So I found this company through a friend and met with them last week. I want to break down their model and see if there are any issues some of you seasoned veterans may be able to point out. Here goes,What they do is ...
Derek Woods
Painted hardwood floors.
Hey fellow DIYers,I have a triplex that I'm slowly remodeling, exterior at the moment. The inside remodels are in the planning stages. The building is very, very old so the whole house has 3in hardwood floors (carpe...
Marcus Gaethke
Tenant violating lease but pays rent on time (Kenosha, WI)
Hello all - Thanks in advance,I have a tenant that moved in in September and I made the rookie mistake of looking past some red flags that occurred right before move in (I know, foolish). Now this tenant is allowing ...
Carletta Grier
Don't know where to start
I have worked in the legal field relating for real estate for over 20 years. Working with tax sale foreclosure, mortgage foreclosure, and everything in between. My positions created a conflict of interest so I couldn'...
Nhi Nguyen
PM or let others do arbitration on my properties for MTR
I have a some properties in the Bay Area - CA (Hayward, San Leandro, and Pleasant Hill) that I’m leaning heavily towards MTR instead of LTR. All of them are very close to hospitals (2-10 mins max). Some are ready rig...