Nick M.
Judgement lien: Question on resolving
Hi All,I'm purchasing a New Jersey quad at a short sale cash price of $255K. The seller owes the bank circa $280K. We went into contract in March 2016, with an inspection shortly thereafter. Few weeks ago I learne...
Chris Mandle
New owner raising rent
Just acquired my first REI. 3 plex in a C neighborhood and I would like to raise rent. Each unit is occupied and they are all on month to month. I was thinking of sending them a notice that in 3 months rent will be in...
Eric Canning
Airbnb guest rating help
I just had my first guest ever with my new Airbnb. I'm not off to a good start. I want to leave them a bad review but my place has zero reviews and I don't want to get in a war with my first guest. The issues were the...
Jeremy Bates
First Time Investor - When to Speak w/ a Realtor?
Hello BP members,A little about myself.. I am 26 and reside in the greater Houston area. Over the past few months, I have developed an interest in buy-and-hold investment real estate. The reasons for my interest are m...
John Myers
Self Directed IRA New Construction
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $192,000
Cash invested: $192,000
This home was purchased with a self directed IRA owned by a LLC. This home was br...
Ryan Forget
Getting into real estate and moving from MA to CA. Best advice?
Hello everyone! I'm 23 and really looking into going into real estate for a career. My grandparents owned properties for many years and my grandmother has been a RE agent for 40+ years so I was always accompanying her...
Caitlyn Richardson
How to Find Partnerships
I'm a 29 year old from Orange County, CA who recently became debt free by paying off over 6 figures of debt and student loans in full!
As a newbie real estate investor, how can I seek out good partnerships with othe...
Jeff G.
Actual real estate vs REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust)
RE investors usually put down what 10-25% and finance the rest when purchasing real estate.Why not do the same in a REIT (or two)? There are some paying dividends of 10%+ right now.Do you make a higher % than that on ...
Mohammed Milord
How do you build cash reserves when you are just getting started as a landlord?
I am in the process of looking at single-family properties for my first rental. I don't have any cash on hand for the cash reserves. Is it important to have the cash reserves already saved up BEFORE you acquire a rent...
Russ O'Leary
Extra rent for renting to a smoker?
I have an application from a lady that other than being a smoker, I would rent to.Does anyone know of anything that would prevent me from charging extra rent and collecting a larger deposit to protect myself from the ...