Steve Cook
Hedge Fund Watch: How are Funds Impacting your Market and Business?
With plans to spend billions on foreclosures and to convert single family rentals into a new asset class of securities, well-heeled hedge funds are creating both challenges and opportunities for the individual investo...
Sarah McCluskey
Good cash flow, cap rate & CoC return - top of market price
There have been many discussions about this being a sellers market, and prices are high.In my market (between Chicago and Milwaukee), prices are high, but many of the properties still would cash flow well.When I run t...
Kristen Bouvier Scoville
LLC vs S-Corp/ Too many Properties Rentals?? CPA - Tax Attorney
Could use some Tax Attorney or CPA advice! Here's what I have.. My husband and I live in a small Western New York College Town. We currently own over 20 properties primarily Student Rentals; 1- (6 unit 1bd), 1-(3 bldg...
Bob Romano
Tenant always late, what to do?
My tenant has been in since Nov 2018. Out of the 4 months, he has been 15 days late for 3 months. My lease states rent is due on the 1st. It is late as of the 5th and there is a $50 late fee as of the 5th. He consiste...
Greg K.
Very strange Short Pay/Sale clause in banks agreement
Has anyone ever seen such a clause in a contract(approval letter with terms) for a hardship based Short Pay, or even for a Short Sale?)"Dear Customer(s):Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. (SPS), the mortgage servicer on...
Jonathan Cope
What was your Most Courageous Moment as an Investor?
I recently wrote a blog post about the start of our real estate investing. Recalling how scared I was when we began made me wonder about stories of courage. I think we were most courageous when we started. Knowing the...
Mike Adams
A tenant added a blow-up pool in the backyard
One of the neighboring tenants filed a complaint whereas one tenant added a blow up pool in the backyard and he cannot sometimes cannot access the back unit with his truck. Out lease doesn't mention blow-up pools, so ...
Grant Schroeder
Marijuana Smoking Inherited-Tenant
Hey BP Community! I have two inherited tenants on one side of the duplex I am currently house-hacking with my wife. It is a mom and her 28 year old son. The mom has been great to work with since we purchased last summ...
Matthew O'Fallon
Completely New in San Diego
Hello everyone,Im just starting to get my feet wet in real estate investing so I'm going to go ahead and apologize for all of the dumb questions I'll be asking haha.Now that that's out of the way, my name is Matt. I'v...
Denise Hoitt
Looking into Berlin NH
Does anyone have any info on the rental market in Berlin NH? There are a lot of properties for sale there and I am wondering if it is worth looking into. I was thinking of calling the chamber of commerce to see if th...