William Bucklin
20 Things Learned In My First Deal
1.Replace The Toilets… all the Toilets, everytime2.Don’t use the seal that comes with the toilet, They’re junk, and toilet water may drip into your dining room. Which will make for an awkward dinner party. 3.Wearing a...
James Northrup
What's the difference between 2, 3 & 4 unit buildings?
My wife and I will be purchasing a multi-unit building in Brooklyn in the next year, but we can't decide on how many units. We will be living in one of the units and renting out the rest.
I understand the ob...
Kelly Miller
Am I Rushing?
I began studying REI about a month ago. I really want to have a property under contract at the end of this month or by the middle of next month, Am I rushing things?? How long did you wait before your first investm...
Susan Bearry
HUD--Inspection revealed major issues undisclosed in PUD
(Sorry for typo--PCR, not PUD.)I am completely inexperienced in purchasing HUD homes, never even bid on one before now. The questions below concern a HUD-owned manufactured home in the Austin, TX area.What inspection...
Gary Jones
Selling: attorney for less than $100 - legit or not?
After we put our property on sale, we started receiving in the mail offers from local attorneys, all below $100. At the same time, 2 minutes' research shows that the regular cost is above $500, and that's the ballpark...
Bryan N.
Evaluating and documenting security deposit charges
I'm curious how other landlords handle this. After a move out walk through is completed with or without the tenant, how do you: 1) Evaluate what to charge them for? How about if you do the work yourself?2) What not ...
Kim Forgione
fair property management fees?
I'm looking to buy a turnkey property soon. I've looked into a couple so far and see that their property management charges a lot for lease renewals ($175-250). They also keep the late fees if a tenant is late on rent...
Ted Mulligan
Investor from Durham NH
Greetings all, I'm a newbie to the BP nation and curious about how this works. I've been a part time real estate investor since 2000 and currently have 38 student rental beds across four properties. One of the pro...
J Corona
New tenant in ICU
Friend bought his first property and inherited a tenant on a month to month. Verbal commitment to sign 1 year lease with me. Day of signing, tenant goes missing, and never came back, home sits with all his stuff 2 mon...
Jenn Liu
Buying First Rental in Charlotte, NC
I want to purchase my first rental property in Charlotte, North Carolina. Does anyone have experience?