Eric Gutierrez
Beware of Kwikset Smartkey Deadbolts
I just wanted to share some more recent experience with Kwikset deadbolts as I have recommended them to numerous people in the past. Since early 2011 I have been installing Kwikset Smartkey deadbolts in all of my pro...
Jay Richards
21 Year Old with $100,000 to Invest in Looking For Guidance
Hello guys, I am young entrepreneur with zero experience in the real estate business. I have been in the eCommerce business for 2 years just stacking and saving all of my profits and I have $100,000 to invest. I just ...
Tim G.
Adventures of a new landlord errrr, Slumlord...
Picked up a four-plex for my first hold. It's pretty rough, C neighborhood at best. Two lower units wrecked, one vacant one occupied. Two upper units are perfect with great tenants.
So, tenants in unit 1 are selling...
Brian Ortiz
CPA will not draft "comfort letter" for self employment
Hi Guys,I am 72 hours away from closing on a home, and my mortgage company is demanding a "comfort letter" attesting to my self-employment. The CPA who filed my taxes won't touch this and they just rejected another CP...
Amanda Fox
How do we move from being $20K short on our offers to being the ones who get the deals?
My husband and I have been pursuing real estate investing for a few years and have never been able to close a deal. My husband is a real estate broker and my background is in architecture and construction management....
Mark Updegraff
Investor Payroll, who's in your wallet?
I thought it would be nice to hear from other investors about how their payroll came to be, and what positions are on it.
If you could rank your employees in order of importance and put a brief description of their d...
Nick Brubaker
Question on a basic principle
The 2017 Cost vs. Value Data (http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2017/) shows that aside from the installation of attic insulation for no other home improvement project are the costs invested able to be recoup...
Jeff R.
vacation rentals
Hello BP Family,What are your thoughts and/or experiences with rental vacation property?
Don Jackson
Tenant disputes move out charges
This is a first for me. I hope some of my more seasoned BP friends can shed some light.My SFR is managed by a property manager. The tenant recently moved out. They had $1,050 on deposit.The property manager did an ins...
Amber K.
Silent Listing Agent
After a few strike outs, I've finally found a realtor who is young, but already working with other investors, really responsive, and actually has a passion for real estate. We've run into a situation where the listing...