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I purchased a number of adjoining properties mid last year. This unit came tenant in place on their first year lease. My first lease renewal of 2016 comes up next month and PM suggested a 9+% rent increase. I was very...
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Hello BP community,After doing research on real estate investments for quiet sometime, I came to the conclusion that I want to get my feet wet in real estate by investing as a passive investor via a syndication deal s...
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When I first started purchasing houses I had a Realtor find me a lot of deals. Once the houses were renovated I had her put the houses up for Lease on MLS. She would have the prospective tenants run a background check...
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I live in Long Island, NY. This is an expensive area to get started up as a first time Real estate investor as most 2 families and up are in the $400k and up range. My other option is owning a property out of state...
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I just went under contract on a row home property in Philadelphia. It's a 3 bedroom 1 bath SFH with current tenants paying on a month to month lease. Seller is requesting cash offers only and 30 days or sooner on cl...
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I just wanted to open up this discussion and see how everyone feels in the Anchorage, AK community of Real Estate here on BP.It seems to me that a lot of people in the lower 48 feel a shift coming in the RE economy. P...
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I'm a real estate investor from the Seattle market looking out some out of state options, specifically Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Would love to hear from others on if this is a good general area to invest and then specific...
I hear stories all the time about tenants going on vacation, turning the heat down, and coming back to burst pipes, which seems to typically end up being the landlord's problem. Is this actually as common as it seems?...
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Hello brilliant BP crew.I'm just starting to invest from New Zealand and enjoying the podcasts that brought me here and reading all your informative posts :)I believe from some research before I start sourcing any pro...
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HelloHappy New Year everyone....I just want to discuss some findings that came up recently when fixing my pipe leak.So last week, I have a pipe leak in my basement at one of my properties. I called the local plumber. ...