Brian Hughes
There is NO REASON to Manage your own properties if you have 4+ Units in San Antonio
I've been in the Property Management industry for around 10 years and it always baffles me when landlords choose to manage their own units. I'm curious to hear reasons why you WOULD want to manage your own units. Bel...
James Wise
It's always a good thing when your MF tenants get along right? Wrong!
This was a new one for me today.We have a side by side duplex. Had to evict both tenants. Move out day for one unit was today, the other unit is 9 days from today. The tenants did not vacate the premises so my guys sh...
Jims B.
Headache Tenants (Warning: Long Post)
Hi there,Just wanting to see what everyone in the Fresno/Clovis, California area is doing regarding headache tenants. I am at my wits end and just need to vent this out to the forum as it has been frustrating and stre...
James Cerasoli
Is my property manager taking advantage of me?
Hey all,I purchased my first rental property May of last year that is a 3-unit student rental. I found a property manager through the attorney I worked with in the area who claimed he uses him on his own properties an...
Steve T.
50% rule on SFH
Hi all,
Looking into purchasing an investment property. In my home market, I can get into a little 2 BR SFH for about 60-70k that should rent for $650-700 or so per month.
Here's what I don't get. Using the 50% ...
Ramiro Rodriguez
Low Credit Score Applicants
In the screening process of prospective tenants and iv come across a family who has low credit scores but make above 3xs rental income. Previous landlords have all come back and said they have never missed any payment...
Joshua McGinnis
My first out-of-state turnkey was a bust (sort of)
Just thought I'd share a story for any others out there considering buying a multi-family out-of-state, sight-unseen, from another BP member who markets and manages properties.I found a deal on the BP Marketplace in t...
Constance Kang
My Experience of Rich Dad/Elite Legacy Event Scam
I want to talk about my experience taking Rich Dad/Elite Legacy Education's three days Real Estate workshop. The conclusion: it's a scam. The purpose of this post is to alert people about this $35K scam (since BP has ...
Chris Purcell
Picked the wrong Painter - how to fix tape seams and shoddy work?
BP,Trying to finish up a rehab and hired a guy to paint. Unfortunately didn't babysit throughout the process, and was left with some pretty rough work. How do I pick up the pieces and fix these issues? Are they fix...
Jason Lawrence
Have you used dohardmoney.com
I was wondering if anyone had experience with a company called dohardmoney.com I am considering using them to do my first flip to get my feet wet and gat the ball rolling. Any advice would be much appreciated.