Chuck Redman
Short Sales
I am curious how many BP investors work the short sale avenue? What approach do you use? A specialized RE agent?
Kevin McGuire
Passively investing in passive income generation
Hello fellow BP'ers,I have a friend who is starting his retirement but is anxious about no longer "getting a paycheck". The issue is psychological, not financial. He's been financially fortunate working in high tech, ...
Amna Khan
Getting cold feet on my purchase. Advice?
Hi all, we won an offer on a 335K townhome in Houston close to the heights area (Airline Drive so not exactly heights but nearby). It has been my goal to purchase for a long time and I am of the camp that I’d rather p...
Jose Garcia
Section 8 landlord may face felony charges
good evening everyone! I have a question which I was asked and since I'm not a lawyer or have experience this maybe someone on BP has. Tenant been in the property since 2009. She sign...
Justin Miest
To save up to buy first property or pay off debt first?
Hello everyone,I've been spending the last 2 Months or so listening to as many BP podcasts as possible and reading recommended real estate books. There is a lot of information to take in so I just wanted to get some i...
Marc L.
Seller Finance --- Help Needed
Back story: August 2011 my family moved from TX to MS. My dad had moved from MS to TN and his house in MS had been on the market but not selling. He agreed to sell us his MS property at no interest so that he wouldn't...
Sam Slivinski
STR - To use property managers or not?
Hey guys,My wife and I are getting our single family home ready to be a short term rental. We are in Connecticut and we have contacted Itrip about running the STR. We will be living in the area, so managing it ourselv...
Margie Kohlhaas
Stessa for Managing Real Estate Data?
Has anyone tried using Stessa? It seems like they offer quite a bit for free but since they were just acquired I'm wondering if costs will increase. I plugged in my basic info and it generated a nice dashboard. I woul...
Eve Oliver
LLCs and Business account
Hello- I have created 2 LLCs for my 2 rentals that mean I have to have 2 different bank accounts? or I can have just one bank account that can hold all the LLCs. Any suggestions?
Tony Duran
Houston compared to San Antonio/Austin, TX (buy and hold) purchase recommendations
Hi BP, I live in California and own a townhome in Houston, TX near my in-laws. I have had great luck renting it out with the help of a management company and knowing the area based off of the multiple visits a year i ...