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Hello I'm a 17 year old very interested into getting into rental properties, What are some good tips/tricks or books/Podcast etc.... to read. I'm currently reading "The book on rental property investing" I am reall...
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hello, I just started getting serious about real estate in Aug 2015. I have owned a few homes and did minor rehab and sold for profits. Now I'm looking to start a rental portfolio to have a passive income. Would love ...
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NYC. what happens if you can not afford to pay the utilities bills because basement tenants are not paying rent.we have a 2 story house + basement. everyone has moved out except the basement tenants. can i simply tell...
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Hey guys and gals,I am closing in the next two weeks on a 100% seller finance deal I picked up, duplex fully rented but it needs cosmetic work here in Pittsburgh.Do I ride it out with the current renters and do the wo...
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I currently have a married couple as tenants who are breaking a lease eight months early. I have made them aware that they are liable for rent until the unit is re-rented or the lease term expires, whichever is so...
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Hi all,
I'm considering a new tenant for a 1 year lease who has some "unpaid bills" and accordingly a poor credit score.
I am requesting a significant extra deposit ( almost 2 months ) in additional to standard 1st a...
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I have been jailed inside a cubicle for the last 20 years. Now, I'm pushing 40 and over it! It seems like Real Estate, is possibly the answer, of a more flexible life.Should I use my current job to help with a loan fo...
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In May of this year, I reached out to a property management company I had worked with in the past to inform them that I had a property becoming available and to request a Lease Option Only service (essentially where t...
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Hey BP folks,
I recently purchased a property at the Houston Texas December foreclosure auction and was wondering if anyone had insight on a similar situation....
Looks like first mortgage foreclosed on this house b...
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In response to a yellow letter I sent, an agent called me stating his/her property was not for sale and immediately started about an estate sale where a property is getting ready to hit the market. Being as this is m...