Peter M
Need Help! Getting killed by my rentals!
I am in desperate need of some advice. I have six properties with 14 units. I have owned them for two years. I own them mainly in the midwest. They are fine when they are rented out. They basically break even. I...
Kurt Kwart
Details from my first off market purchase
Hello BP!I'm going to use this thread to detail a project house that I just purchased. I have learned so much from the community here hopefully sharing this might help someone else.We closed around three weeks ago an...
Emily M.
If you could buy in any market, where would you buy?
The topic says it all: say you could invest in residential (multifamily, with maybe a few house flips here and there) up to 500k. Where would you go? I'm sick of Chicago's property tax hikes. Looking for markets that ...
Account Closed
Funny but not funny tenant behavior during showings.
Ok, so this is kind of funny and serious at the same time. I work at a property management company and I do investing on the side. We recently had a very, very good tenant, one of the best we've had, so month to month...
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17-year-old Investor Seeking Advice
Hi guys,
I'm a senior in high school and I am very interested and very serious about investing in real estate. I understand some of the basic concepts of real estate investing, but I do not understand how to go about ...
Joshua Dorkin
FRUSTRATING Landlord Situation - Stolen A/C - ARGH!
I've got to vent a bit here . . .
I just checked my voicemail a few minutes ago to hear that several of the Central A/C units in one of my properties were stolen! :shoot: This building is out of state and I do hav...
William Walker
Buying a house that’s rented out to businesses
There is a house for sale that is rented out to a few separate small businesses (hair dressers, etc). Initial numbers look good. I’ve been in the SFH long term rental game and I’m familiar with how to analyze, but not...
Ana Marie B.
Potential Tenant W/ 3 Pets....
Hi BP Folks! Hoping for some feedback. My husband and I recently closed on a great turnkey SFR (new carpet and all). Our PM is now advertising our prop. and has gotten several good leads, one of which is an unmarrie...
Il-Hyung Cho
rental duplex is dirty - can I back off?
I got into my rental duplex last night. Before signing the lease, I asked one of my wife's collegue to check for it. (I was in MI, now I am in WA.)
He said it looked OK, and the landlord said the duplex would be profe...
William Johnson
Appraisal Problems
I am attempting to buy bread and butter 2 bed/1 bath rentals in St. Louis, MO. I am in Sothern California (wore shorts and a golf shirt today). I am buying them from a rehabber who has bought them from the bank. He...