Mark Vejnar
What's a slumlord to do?
I'm in a small but growing community in the Deep South. Some of the nearby neighborhoods have assessments under $10,000, but the homes are past the end of their economic life. It's not unusual for the properties to ha...
Joseph Y.
Is it a good time to buy a Single Family Home now or rent?
I'm relocating to Las Vegas from LA for various reasons and plan to start my investing in the area. I plan to rent for about 6 months to really get situated and learn more about the different areas to decide where I ...
Vishakha Penney
Tenant evicted in summer now deceased
Hi guys, I'm new here, and grateful for a place to process this amongst colleagues. I began renting to a young woman with serious health issues a few years ago, one of our first tenants. Her disability check was not s...
Ben Booker
Exit Strategies - Capturing Appreciation on Primary Residence
Hi Everyone,Situation: Right now I am working in the San Fernando Valley (just north of Los Angeles) and living in Santa Clarita Valley (just north of San Fernando Valley). I own a 2b2b condo in Santa Clarita which I ...
Thomas O'Donnell
Currently Struggling on Choosing a Market
What's up BP family,I'm currently facing some tough decisions. My original plan to get started in real estate investing was to move out of California, and house-hack a MF property in San Antonio, TX. Unfortunately aft...
Tripp Warren
Ways around 20% down?
Hi all,I'm a newbie investor with one property that is a "land hack". I'm looking for my next deal. I'm interested in BRRRR type homes or homes that need some rehab. I'm finding lots of deals that work and cash flow w...
Rian Chung
Appliances for rental
I need to replace the washer dryer in my condo that I plan to rent (really just the dryer). Is there guidance that others use as to the quality of appliances that you put into rentals? My initial thoughts are to jus...
Kirtley Whittington
Sect 8 vs Free market
Hey guys, I have a question regarding sect 8 vs free market tenants. Do you find that sect 8 tenants are a better choice for lower end properties? It seems that sect 8 tenants will be more likely to stay longer than...
Maxwell Chen
East Oakland and gentrification?
Hey BP,Just wanted to throw out a speculative question to pose to all of us familiar with the Oakland area.What's everyone's opinion on the time it's going to take for the majority of East Oakland to see the gentrific...
Mike A.
Dropping TenantCloud due to increase in fees. Who do you use?
Sadly we're moving away from TenantCloud as they are now going to be charging $1.25 per ACH transfer. Since we have dozens of tenants, this is not going to go well. We've already informed the tenants of the fees, an...