Mike Landry
very high electric bills
my tenant had a $350 electric bill last month, almost 3000 kwh. 1600 sqft brick house built in 2005. What is the most likely culprit for this? I have someone coming to check out the ac this week anyways. Any other po...
Dustin Miller
My Principal broker doesn't like the idea of wholesaling
Hello BP!I'm a new real estate agent based in Portland, OR. I've been with my brokerage firm for 3 months now. My goal is to learn the basic process of retail deals, I've completed just one deal and have a few others ...
John Tucker
Greek Economic Crash- How does that affect us? (Need Answer)
Hey BP!Now given, before you read this, I am no economic genius, and most likely even ignorant as far this goes, but I have some questions. So with that said, here you go.I've been watching and reading lately about Gr...
Spencer Liddic
27 Units at 27 Years Old
I’ve been reading the BP blogs and books, and listening to all the podcasts over the past few years but have rarely posted. I wanted to finally share my real story and get more involved here on BP …. sorry it’s a bit ...
KJ Miller
Too good to be true?
So I am looking to purchase my first rental property. I know that typically deals are not found on MLS or Craigslist as these are the "deals" that have made it past all the savvy investors. My question is this though:...
Malcolm Burton
Need creative financing for my current foreclosure and rehab properties
Malcolm has 3 properties currently. Two are in foreclosure and one is not but needs extensive repairs. Malcolm's objective is to get them out of foreclosure and make them income generating properties. This can be done...
Christopher Blanco
Finding that First House
I am starting to get bummed and need a little pep talk or some advice. I have been looking at and evaluating houses in my area for fix and flip, I can't seem to find any that the numbers work on. I have started looki...
Danny Day
Cashflow statements on performing properties
I am looking to start the search next year for my first multi-family property, and wanted to look at cashflow statements of those already running performing multi-family properties.
What am I missing for fixed expens...
Karen A.
Purchase Contract w/ 2-year lease before closing
You have a mess, you should never have leased the property with a tenant being responsible for maintenance and repairs.
It could be assumed the home warranty would be provided at closing, not at the time of a...
Maurice Mugabo
Can a good deal be on listing sites for too long?
Hi there, I am a newbie and I am just curious...Can a good deal (generally speaking), be on sites like realtor.com, redfin, hubzu, zillow and the likes for too long, meaning like a month or plus? I think this shouldn'...