Tom Brickman
Tenant becoming unmanageable and combative
First my back store. I have owned & managed rentals for 15 years. I've gone through nasty evictions & lots of different tenant issues over the years. I've never had this situation arise so I'm hoping for guida...
Gary Crawford
How I made 144K in 21 Months House Hacking
With only $1500 in my bank account, I made a decision to move to Las Vegas from my small town in Connecticut in July 2016. At this time, I knew the potential of investing in real estate but was unsure of exactly how t...
Julie Hassett
Diary of my 1st Rehab Buy-and-Hold in Baltimore City
Hello BP!Today I closed on my first buy and hold rowhome in Baltimore City. It's my first real estate deal ever - and seeing as how I only have the faintest idea of what happens next, I figured my journey of figuring ...
Fay Chen
To Rent Or To Buy?
Dear BP family, I have a difficult decision to make and would like your opinion.Decision: I'm looking to move to Pasadena, CA in June. Should I buy or should I rent?Background:I love Pasadena! I regretted moving away ...
Greg Mitchell
401K
At this point I'm contributing 6% of my pay and getting 3% match by my employer. That's the max they will do.
The way I look at it, the company match basically protects my contribution from inflation, and any fund i...
Michael Choi
Has anyone rented out to tenants who hosts Airbnb?
Hi,I have potential tenants (husband and wife) interested in renting out my 3 bedrooms home who will use one bedroom as their primary residence and rent out other rooms through Airbnb in Los Angeles. They sent me thei...
Jim Stoffey
My Diary - Getting a New Jersey (and Pennsylvania) Real Estate License
Hi all!This is a very long and detailed post. Way longer than I anticipated, but I tried to answer all the questions I had prior to starting this process, which was a lot. If any of the info below is incorrect, let ...
Shiloh Lundahl
How to Start a MASTERMIND Group
My name is Shiloh Lundahl and I am an investor in Arizona. A few weeks ago/months ago, I wrote a post about having a Millionaire Mindset vs. a None-Millionaire Mindset and @Mike Dymski stated "You're looking for a ma...
John Paul Whaley
What happens to rents during a recession?
I am a new investor in the DC area trying to get my investing career started with a rental property (or perhaps a BRRRR). Whether you are a seasoned or newbie investor, I’m sure that a potential recession is at very l...
John K.
Net Present Value (NPV) - the most accurate deal analysis?
Even though Net Present Value is used mainly in financial management I think it is probably the best ratio/calculation for analyzing a real estate deal. Unfortunately in Real Estate Analysis people usually use mainly ...