Jason Boulay
Selecting a broker
Earlier this year, I took my pre-license course and passed the Rhode Island salesperson exam back in May. I have been dragging my feet since then to find a broker. I don't know any real estate agents that could refe...
Mike M.
SmartMove Tenant Quality
SmartMove has been out there a couple years. There's plenty of posts on if/how to use it, but I couldn't find much feedback from users about the quality of the tenants SmartMove has recommended. I am considering it ...
Austin Works
First hire for flipping business?
I have been flipping houses and small multi-family, while maintaining a day job, for two years now, and I am looking to grow my business. There are many things that I know should be getting done, that I simply don't m...
Alex Wilson
New member in Portland, OR
Hi, I joined BP a few weeks ago and lurked a bit and decided to start posting (or well, a post anyhow, I don't have any relevant advice to give so I won't likely be a prolific author here).In any case, I'm a 34 y/o e...
Nicole Heasley Beitenman
Section 8 and mitigating repair costs
I'm doing some research and learning about my options for my first true investment property (I currently rent the spare bedrooms out of my primary residence, but I do not have a separate investment property yet). A go...
Rick Albert
Selling a Property that is Active Airbnb
Hello All,When selling a property that is actively being used as an Airbnb, what kind of language (if any) do you put into it to explain to guests that it needs to be shown?Anything else I should be aware of?Thanks!
Angie W.
How to deny an applicant based on gut feeling
So glad to have found this site! We purchased our first rental property 3 years ago and have learned some valuable things along the way. It was not a horrible experience (otherwise I would be selling instead of vis...
Ashley Wilson
Why Insurance, Not Interest Rates, Could Be the Real Threat to Multifamily Housing
From rising interest rates to rising insurance costs it seems like hits to multifamily operations just won’t stop. Several years ago I said that certain natural disaster areas could potentially become uninsurable. Wel...
Jace Im
Agents on MLS Listings
Hello BP fam, and happy Friday. A very newbie question, and it's probably more common sense than anything..I am wondering, if I see a listing on MLS and there's an agent assigned to that home, do I have to use that a...
Mark N.A
Rent Drops Nationwide as Vacancies Spike
Here's an interesting article on rent drops across the U.S.:
http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=17203547>1=35000
Although this is based on apartment stats, I'm seeing it here with SFHs in sel...