Steve Sidie
How to get out of a HM loan where you owe more than what could the property sell for?
Hello BP Community, I have a quick question and would like to get views from other people. I have a property that I purchased with HM loan a couple years ago that needed rehab. My strategy was to BRRRR however it has ...
Matt Miller
How do you involve your kids in your real estate business?
The subject line sums up what I am asking. A little background on why I am asking:I have two girls and they are likely a little to young to jump in and help, but I want to collect some ideas to get them started as th...
Account Closed
Fourplex Analysis Help
Hello BP, 25-year old from Texas here and I'm itching to get into the game. Here's the first property that I've come across that seemed actually worth my time to crunch the numbers on, help me see if this is a good de...
Rickina Velte
MLS & Wholesaling
Everything I read and hear says you can't wholesale from the MLS...and I'm wondering why that is? If I find a potential property that is priced below market value, am I not able to put it under a contract because I ca...
Thomas Lundy
Should I sell or rent out
I'm newbie to all of this. I have a rental property in Austin, TX that has almost doubled in value since purchasing in 2008. I Have had amazing renters for the last 4 years that have said they are moving out. My wife ...
Tyler D.
Texas vs Midwest for buy and hold investing
Hey BP,
I'm in my 20's and have 200k to invest. I want to make the investment that will give the best returns over my lifetime, so 50+ years.
I already own a house in Cleveland, OH which cashflows well at close to ...
Nathan Gesner
Landlord lost $60,000 in rent, Tenant walks away
As the Landlord admits, he's partially to blame because he failed to conduct a background check. If he had, he probably would have learned these are habitual offenders. We used to call them thieves.https://www.wfsb.co...
Shawn Legree
Upstate NY or Connecticut.
Hello Guys,I finally put some Cash together to buy a two family fixer up... I live in brooklyn NY, so I’m trying to stay pretty local with my investment. From anyone’s experience what would be the better market to buy...
Karen Margrave
EBOLA & REAL ESTATE
I just signed a petition on We the People site to place travel restrictions on those coming from countries with large Ebola outrbreaks, Petition. Probably shouldn't be linking that, but it is a matter concerning every...
Bruce Kozak
water bills due to leaky toilet flappers
Fellow Investors: After six (6) years of renting out properties, I still haven't yet figured out the best way to mitigate those tenants who fail to keep an eye out for the occasional leaky toilet flapper for which som...