I live an hour away from most of my SFRs and self manage.  When I have a vacancy I only want to show it to someone that is serious.  How do you screen out folks for showings who are just kicking tires or might not oth...

We have an STR beach home in South Padre Island.  We recently had a large group; larger than what was allowed, stay at our home and their behavior was unacceptable.  We found out that one of the kids mother's rented t...

Hello BP Community! I am kind of new to the real estate investment scene and wanted to formally introduce myself (long time lurker). I am wanting to start fix and flipping and once I get just enough capital going, to ...

How do u get a person to sell when they dont want to ?

Question,I am a new investor, looking to lock in my first duplex in the matter of weeks. Super happy to finally get things rolling.  When should you start putting your investment home under a LLC verse your name perso...

Hello,I am buying 2 investment properties. Am trying to decide between creating an LLC and getting Business liability coverage for the properties or just covering them using my personal umbrella insurance.Any suggesti...

I'm new to the STR game with 2 rentals, and they've gotten to where they are requiring a fair amount of input.  One is in our front yard, the other is about 45 minutes away.  I'm a firefighter, and can generally handl...

Hello there everyone-

Not too sure if this qualifies as an announcement but I would like to let people know a little bit more about HUD (Housing and Urban Development) and FHA (Federal Housing Administration). HUD do...

Hello BP Fam,I found a 4plex in Texas, at a decent price, but the rents aren’t at market. I highly doubt anyone would want to pay an extra $500 a month in rent, so I’m thinking I’d have to evict everyone. Is this a ba...

Just a tip for you all starting out… Don't rent to strippers, hair stylists, bartenders etc…  If they are in the cash business, they are uncollectable.  You need to find someone with a good job that is not worth leavi...