Mary Eubanks
Tips for rules to put in place when renting
I am closing on our first long term rental. Any tips or rules to have in place is greatly appreciated!
Amy Ranae
How to value a multi family apartment building
Hello BP Friends!I'm looking for a 10-30 unit apartment building in my market place by pulling the tax records of buildings with this many units, then looking them up and doing some research before finding the owner a...
Janet Voss
Not so newbie in Oakland, CA
I don't know why, but this introduction post has eluded me. I'm going to get it written tonight, or I can't go to bed! ;-)Who am I? I'm 55 years old and female. I'm an engineer in the medical device field. I was ...
Tony Cavalli
Satellite dish ?
My tenant wants to get Satellite T.V. instead of cable..
I have never hung a satellite dish on my roof before... but Im guessing depending on the person doing the work it could possibly create damage if not d...
Henry Clark
Self Storage Day to day Constructing a new facility
Day in the life- Constructing a New Facility location
23 June 2020, 08:39 We are starting our 8th and final storage location. I will try to give an update as we go through construction. Although this will be instruct...
Alexander Knox
Success in Rental Arbitrage
Hi all,
I am curious about how people are successfully operating rental arbitrage businesses. I own multiple rentals in the south/mid west and recently I was approached by an aspiring arbitrager to lease out one of m...
Jason Malabute
Massive Houston Apartment Default: Is the Multifamily Market in Trouble?
The recent default of Houston apartment-building investor, Applesway Investment Group, has raised concerns about the impact of rising interest rates on real estate investments. The company borrowed nearly $230 million...
Chuck E.
Tenant Complains AC Not Cooling to 68 degrees, Outside Is 114 degrees
This issue has occurred several times at different properties: tenants complaining that the AC isn't cooling to a ridiculously low temperature when the ambient temp is about 40 degrees warmer. My response has been tha...
Todd Powell
Anyone hearing the "therapy animal" workaround for "pets?" I am !
I have owned and operated properties since 2007, and have always had a NO smoking and NO pets policy. As of late, I am getting a lot of requests for needing a "service animal" or "therapy animal". I don't know if this...
Derek Tellier
What to do with my 401K?
My situation is that I'm 45 years old and I have a 401K with my current employer. They match 100% up to 3% then 50% up to 5%. So I contribute 5% and get 4%, immediately vested. I've been contributing this for about 13...