Lacey B.
Such a newbie, looking for advice
Hello!! My husband and I decided to get into real estate investing and pulled out 100k to start the journey. I don't know much but just started listening to every podcast I can and it seems I might have picked the wor...
Kathleen J.
Tenant Forging Electronic Payment Receipts
We have billed our tenants through Quick Books for several years. In August I unwittingly took on a "Professional Tenant" who is making my life a nightmare.His September rent was 21 days late. He insisted his paymen...
Joshua D.
Contract with contractors. Saying there not making any money
So my contractor is complaining about how hes not making any money and completely under bid the job. I bought the house based on his bid then i even helped him out and raised it another $8,000. Then again saying hes n...
Michael Judd
Washington state best region to purchase rental for cash flow
I live in western washington and am looking to purchase my first rental property somewhere within the state. What area in Washington should I be looking at? I have $100,000 to put towards 20% down payment and rehab co...
Tim Phillips
Advice on buying my first rental
I am a general dentist in the Akron area looking into purchasing my first rental property (specifically condo's). The locations I am looking into right now are Conway, SC and Titusville/Melbourne, FL.
What drew me t...
Ruhi Reimer
Truck Parking/Semi-Trailer Parking
Hi BP! My first post. I love this site. What a fantastic community and source of knowledge! I am an investor/entrepreneur looking to do something in a commercial property niche I can't find many resources about: tr...
Ben S.
Raising rents A LOT on a 4-plex that we just purchased
We just purchased a 4-plex in the Minneapolis, MN suburbs. The current rent is averaging about $720, but the going rental rates are somewhere between 1050 and 1350 for a 2 bed 1 bath unit. We have purchased this pro...
George P.
intuit payment network shutting down june 30th.
i had a thread on this a few months ago, but it's official now. the Intuit is shutting down and everyone has to move to their new system - merchant payment service.http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/artic......
Ray Johnson
Real Estate history set to repeat itself
First off, I’m a true believer in the saying “If you have a dream in life, you should seek and follow the path to obtain it!” In late 2006 we saw the real estate bubble come into play and wreak havoc on the housing in...
Jonathan Bowen
I hate "house hacking".
I hate everything about the phrase "house hacking". EVERYTHING! The term "house hacking', in my opinion, is derived from the internet culture of hackers; hackers hack websites in order to gain unfair advantages. The s...