Shayne Fee
How to deal with Tenant wear and tear?
This Tuesday I have a 1 year walk through with a Tenant of mine. She lives in a nice SFH with some of her friends and has been a great tenant in terms of paying the rent right on time and dealing with a couple minor m...
Nicholas Ramirez
What's the First Step?
A lot a newbie investors spend so much time trying to learning "the right amount" of information before jumping into investing (as if there's such a thing). But every experienced investor says it's more important to j...
Sean Doyle
Best Section 8 Markets
Hi all, Curious on peoples thoughts for best Section 8 markets that they have/are currently invested in.Thanks, Sean
Patrick Sears
Hotel cap rates
Hello,I am becoming interested in possibly investing in hotels/motels in the future. I have been reading that the mid to higher-level properties are valued on cap rates just like apartments. I have seen a few on Loo...
Ashley Benning
Getting a proof of funds from HML to go in offer: takes too long?
This is the second time I've gotten to the offer stage on a fix and flip property. In my market, Los Angeles, these properties go FAST. It was listed on Thursday, I saw it Friday and emailed a few HMLs to ask for proo...
Trevor Turner
How to buy my first property by January
Hello all,
I am fairly new to BP as is evident with my question.
My wife and I are graduating college in December and we want to buy our first rental (duplex most likely). We will probably need an FHA loan in order ...
Rose Stuart
Money vs. Sanity (Raising the Rent)
We have two duplexes, self-manage. We just bought a third property to live in. Rents have been going up and up and up. (Supply is also going up, but not fast enough to stop the rate of rental increase.) Our longest-te...
Anthony Janke
Newbie: Action or wait?
Hello BP Members,Sorry in advance for the long post.So, for some background: I have been diving headlong into the material of the site as well as books and other material to get started in REI. I have settled on the s...
Sarah A Banzhof
Can I start repairs in the middle of an eviction?
Hello! New to this forum but happy to learn from all of you more “seasoned” landlords.We are in the middle of evicting our tenants in Ohio, have jumped through all of the hoops, and are awaiting trial. The trial is i...
Josh Stack
Adding Contingencies to Contracts Post DD Period
Hi Everyone,I recently went under contract for a package of three houses with a 21 day due diligence window and a closing period of about 60 days after contract signing. This is a transaction in North Carolina and we...