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Thoughts on Houston floods and the effects on area real estate
I have been watching the news coming out of Houston non stop and it is truly heart breaking to hear some of the stories. Obviously my thoughts and prayers go out to all the Houstonians suffering through this. I am sta...
Jama Mohamed
House-hack or buy investment property and rent?
Hi all,So I'm starting to get into real estate investing and have come across a problem that I'm sure many of you have had. Basically, whether to buy a house to live in and rent rooms out of or to buy a property somew...
Stephanie Ro
What Are Some Reasons a Property is on the MLS for over 30 days?
For my first purchase, I will be house hacking in a multifamily property. The examples below just happen to be in PA where I have never lived. The questions apply to any property no matter the State. When I return to ...
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How do you protect yourself from frozen pipes?
I hear stories all the time about tenants going on vacation, turning the heat down, and coming back to burst pipes, which seems to typically end up being the landlord's problem. Is this actually as common as it seems?...
Scott Stallings
Pet policy
hey guys, my name is scott from lancaster PA. I'm a new guy, my first property isn't even ready to advertise yet but I'm trying to nail down what I want my policy to be, right now pet policy. I'd like to allow pets, b...
Mark Campbell
Tenant Wants to Move In Before Lease Start Date
Hello, everyone I am a new landlord and encountering my first issue. Soon I'll be moving out of the first house I purchased and I'm converting it to a rental property. I signed a lease with a tenant and they will mo...
Ryan M.
Why do people use property management companies
This is a question I have always had.......A property management PM takes upwards 10% of gross for receiving the rents. Bills every time for a repair and some add a rider on top of the repair. Bills a substantial amou...
Eric Upchurch
CA Investor - investing out of state
Hey BP,I have a CA LLC (yay, $800/year!). I'm wondering if someone can give me an actual example of "what to do" or "how to do it" as I start buying investment properties out of state. I WON'T take it as legal advice,...
Clayton Cook
Pro baseball player seeking advice
Hey everybody, my name is Clayton Cook and I play baseball in the Texas Rangers organization. This past offseason (October-early February) I decided i wanted to get into real estate, seeing as I had no prior experienc...
Luc M.
Return in Tax Lien Certificates
So, let's say you have an amount of money sufficient that you can buy a nice diversified portfolio of tax liens in a handful of states (live and online bidding Counties). What do you think the return potential would ...