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Is buying rentals in Iowa City a good investment these days?
So my dear old Dad just passed away and left me some money. rip.. My wife was taking care of him and now needs a job. I'm considering buying a rental property to generate income and keep my wife employed managing the...
Steve S.
How can I use my 401k to buy rental properties?
Are there other options besides taking a loan from my 401k? I can loan myself a max of $50,000. While that will help, I may need more and I have a pile of cash sitting there that I'd like to diversify away from stock...
Judy Parker
Which person to rent out?
Hi,
I have a person that wants to rent out my house. She only has money to pay for the first months rent. She just moved here from another state and she doesnt want to pay hotel. So she doesnt have a job but she says...
James Hamling
Rehab Cost Estimator, weigh in
I am about to get new rehab/ construction cost estimator for 2012, would love to know what others are using, what it costs, what they love about it, what they hate about, and especially if there is any to recommend NO...
Samantha Hopkins
Contractors Who Don't Know / Want To Create Proper Invoices
Hi Everyone,Many of my contractors and subs seem inconvenienced when I request an an invoice from them before I can remit their payment . I am wondering if I can create an invoice where all they would have to do is ...
Samantha Springs
Selling Investment Property to Pay Down Primary Mortgage
BP! Would love some thoughts and opinions from the community. Here's the sitch:I purchased a duplex in LA in 2020 with a sub-3% interest rate. I moved out of it and now operate it as a rental (one unit LTR, the other ...
Sara Kumar
Landlord rights: Tenant's rights to self repair door jambs from wheel chair damage
I have multiple rental properties but am asking with this situation as it is my first time encountering this.The facts are: I have a management company who manages a single family home for me. The tenant while living ...
Arlen Chou
1% with seller financing and no rent control in the Bay Area!!!
So to start off my first success story on BP I need to send a couple of key shout outs. First I need to say thank you to Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner of BP. Without this community I would not have found this deal!...
Nathan Gesner
Funniest excuse for not paying rent?
Share your funniest excuse for why the Tenant failed to pay rent!
Pamela M.
Tenant vacates property before december 1 without notice. Lease is till August 2025
Hi all,This is insane. I have rented my house out for almost 7 years and this is the first time a tenant who rented my house, leaves out of no where. Actually there is more to it though. A month back he asked me to ad...