Amy Charles
Solo401K or HELOC to get re-started?
My husband Michael and I want to jump back into RE investing, here in Austin, TX. We have previous experience having owned a duplex in Boston for 16 years which we house-hacked, rented long term, Airbnb'ed, converted ...
Theresa Holl
AirDNA Data analytics for STR investors
Hey BP, I'm interviewing AirDNA for a bit of content this Friday and was wondering what newer STR investors want to know about their solution and data analytics in general? Anyone using AirDNA for market intelligen...
Purnell C.
Sending email to tenants who've shown interest in condo
After advertising my rental, there was much more of a response than I anticipated. I had to ask these people to stand by until the unit was vacant. Most of them were emails. Now that I am ready to show it, I realiz...
Robert Lenfestey
Prohibit Unrelated Adults
Hi, I recently had 2 roommates move into one of my SFRs. This was their first place after college and they treated it like a frat house. It was awful. I would like to prevent this situation by prohibiting unrelate...
Darrell Brown
House Hacking Liability In Time of COVID
I am buying a house this week. I am planning on renting out several of the bedrooms. I have been thinking about what ramifications the virus may have in a house hacking situation. Obviously, the health risks are re...
Dustin Beam
How do you base your offer (Re: Pro Formats)
Hello beautiful people of BP, Sorry for the auto correct in my title, I can't fix that, but "Re: Pro Formas" I hope to be in a position to buy a smaller (10-15 units most likely) apartment building in the next 6 month...
Bryson Williams
Utilities to Pay or Not to Pay ?
I am getting started in rental property investing as drawing my first set of lease agreements currently. Should I have my tenants pay all of the utilities? I know it would make the most sense to have them pay but I am...
Brad Pethke
Rent Collection Options
What are other ways to have tenants pay rent other then cash/check? Or how are you collecting rent?
Lynn Wong
Leasing contract to section 8 tenant
Hello everyone, I just accepted rent from section 8 and we will have inspection next week. I am preparing the lease using BP California Lease. It’s 12 pages long. I think it includes everything I could think of. Here ...
Julio Gonzalez
Tips on How to Avoid an IRS Audit
When most of us think of having the IRS audit us, we get anxious. Audits can be very expensive, invasive and ultimately time consuming. Some audits are inevitable. However, there are multiple preventative measures tha...