Amy Raye Rogers
What is the most under realized opportunity in real estate today?
It seems like so many clients and friends I talk to want to get started in real estate investing. With all the accessible information (including from platforms like BP) interest is higher than ever.My question is sim...
Nicolas Saavedra
A whole year's rent upfront?
Hello BP community!
While helping someone find a tenant for their property I encountered a dilemma. A prospect tenant offered to pay 2 months rent deposit plus 12 months of rent upfront due to the fact that I was un...
Glenn Paulson
First Deal--Requesting Feedback
After a long period of talking with different people and watching many podcasts and videos, I am ready to move forward. I have one property (Condo) in NJ that my sister and I rent out. This property was my mom's prior...
Mark Forest
Help with renting to family members
My father is almost 90 and is having both mental and physical health problems. We own the house next door to our personal residence, and it is currently vacant as we do some finish work to it. If we rent the hous...
Roger R.
Dealing with a game playing buyer
What does everyone think? I have a buyer in talks with me about purchasing my place in nyc. The buyer is a one of the larger landlords in Manhattan. I found the buyer on my own and they started in a rush. Now all ...
Mike Padro
First time multi fam home buyer again? What would you do diff?
Hello everyone I am super new with real estate and very excited to be a part of a community of like minded individuals. I do live in taxachusetts and looking to jump into real estate. I’d say I’d be ready to buy withi...
Justin Thorpe
Defeated in round 1 of Covid-19
June is over and it seems to me that in the battle royals between the United States and Covid-19, the latter has prevailed in this first round. To me this phase and especially the last 3 weeks were critical. Coming o...
Tyler Smith
Advice on structuring a real estate fund
Hi All,My partner and I are looking to launch a private real estate fund (raising money from 10-15 individual investors). Our plan is to use the pooled funds to invest in a combination of flips and longer-term MF ren...
John Burtle
Making offers on houses but the real estate agent isn't happy
Do you guys ever make offers on properties and the real estate agent tells you you're being ridiculous with your offer and that he isn't up for telling the home owner your offer because its too low? Here's a quick run...
Lara Nicole
The future investment potential & risks in Portland, OR
I moved to Portland, OR with the intent to buy a SFH & house hack or purchase a multi-family. However, Portland has declined substantially in terms of homelessness taking over every neighborhood, trash piles every...