Jason Schmidt
Freddie and Fannie stuff scaring me - what to do?
what does this government bail out mean to us? Should I put a hold on looking at property? Should I stop trying to pay down my house? Should I consider pulling out the 25k+ equity i have in it already? What do you...
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James & Tim's VERY off the wall late night discussion-LO
NOTE: This Topic was split from the 50% Rule Discussion in the Landlording Forums
Richard I was looking at your site and had some observations and questions. Your an honest and open guy so I am sure your open to a d...
Carol Venolia
how do you deal with tenant dog poop?
Howdy,I'm happy to allow approved pets in my rental properties, and it's all been fine until lately...I use a Pet Agreement form offered by Leigh Robinson, in his (wonderful) book, Landlording. It includes the clause ...
Drayden Morgan
Should I keep the security deposit ?
I am a first time landlord and I am already having problems with my tenant paying late. She usually pays 2-3 weeks after rent is do. It’s not long enough to get through an eviction process I’ve tried but still a pain...
Ali Samana
Freedom of speech-absolute?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/03/30/westboro.baptist.snyder/index.html?hpt=T2
I read the above article and was very disturbed by it. I believe in freedom of speech as much as the next guy, but like any other freedom...
Emilio Ramirez
Giving Back ?
I've read in a couple of places that persons who have "made it", strongly recommend giving back. They have said that by giving money away, it has come back to them many times over. I haven't read any specific example...
Michael Rossi
How Can It Be?
How can it be that a man with a GUN walked into the Holocaust museum in Washington D.C. and started shooting, when Washington D.C. has a gun ban? Did someone forget to tell this guy that guns were banned in the city?...
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Real estate to become regulated
It seems that there is more and more talk about how any future housing bubble will be prevented. Bankers and monetary officials are discussing using interest rates and other means to prevent this in the future.
I do...
Andres Piedra
My 9-Year Old Daughters Money
I've been slowly teaching my daughter about compounding, not buying candy and other junk just because it is shiny and temporarily cool and that real estate is a great way to make a future. (Yeah, she's nine, but I ...
Kevin Kaczmarek
Landlording Best Practices
I would love to hear from the BP community what they believe are best practices of being a landlord? We are in the process of updating our documentation and procedures, and I want to make sure we are not missing anyth...