Scott T.
The Legality of REIs Paying a Finders Fee to a Realtors, etc. ???
Hello BPers,I recently met with an experienced realtor who worked for a larger RE brokerage in Arizona that after a decade or more experience remains under the impression that a (non- licensed) investor cannot pay a...
Tony Freeman
Why Security Deposits In Chicago Are A NO NO!
This isn't meant to be a long post but I have a lot of first time investors and house hackers or just investors that are new to Chicago that ask about charging a security deposit and my answer to them is NEVER charge ...
Quentin Mitchell
Good Tenant (Rent increase)
I just wanted to know people's opinion on this, if you have a good tenant but their rent is below market value, should you look to increase rent even if it could be pushing them out of the property from an affordabili...
Elizabeth Rose
HELP - the appraisal company gave me a super low-ball appraisal
Hi BP community! I would love some guidance here... I have been working with a credit union to get a HELOC to allow me to tap my equity to buy additional real estate. As a final step, they requested an in-person appra...
Christos Philippou
My CAP Rate is WHAT?
Hey everybody, noobie here again. I have been reading like crazy and like everything, there seem to be 100 different discussions, opinions and thoughts about everything in this business.I have been reading about CAP r...
Carol Venolia
How do you cope emotionally with nasty tenants?
I'm one year into being a landlord, and I loved it for about the first six months--in spite of numerous challenges. I could handle it! My motto was "Nothing's gonna stop this cowgirl!" I rode high in that saddle.But t...
