Patrick Crehan
How many properties/units can you self manage before it becomes impossible?
short background. I am about to start looking to buy a second rental property here hopefully in the next coming months. But also, I will be moving out of my house around the same time and turning that into a rental. I...
Rubin Thomas
should I rent to a family with 4 dogs?
so my rental has been sitting on the market for a month and a half now. I've gotten a few showings but only one really interested prospective tenant who actually showed. everything on their app and credit report look ...
Ana Marie B.
Home Equity Loan vs. HELOC for downpayment on next rental prop?
Hi BP! My husband and I live in the SF Bay Area where home prices have risen substantially in past years. We want to leverage some of our home equity and use that equity as down payment for our 2nd rental prop. We'...
Nicolas Jefferson
Being the Best Investor-Friendly Agent
This is a question for all the real estate investors on the forums, would you mind helping a new agent out?No, no. I don't want your business, I want your advice (which is just as valuable!)I just recently started my ...
Lisa Henrich
Seller Financing Help!
When someone engages in a seller financing transaction, what are the standard stipulations? Loan term? Balloon payment? Interest? What about taxes? Does the owner continue to pay property taxes? I am looking at ...
Chris G.
Why my units won't rent
I currently manage units near large Universities like UF and Santa Fe area. For the past month or two getting the units rented have been very difficult. Most the units are 4 b 4b or 4 b 2 b. We rent each bedroom out a...
Habbak Burs
If the housing market drops .... strategy
In general there is a lot of speculation that the housing market prices are going to drop.... at least in California, it does feel that way I see home sales slowing down, prices haven’t really dropped a lot but it def...
Khalil Chu
First timer wanting to invest outside CA
Hi all,I’m currently living Cali and saved about 60k over the last 8 years and was looking at multi family 6+ units in like Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Ohio. I was wondering if anyone knows the steps on how to do it?...
Matthew Keyes
Rent Increase Notice- owned property 4 months
Closed on a property in march- 3-unit fully occupied. They were all midway through their leases which were transferred over, new leases were not signed. I just gave a tenant 60-day notice that I was raising rent as ...
Michael Guzik
If you want something done right... Do it yourself...?
Howdy BP Community! I'm a beginning investor trying to house hack here in the best state in the country TEXAS. Sorry California, New York and Florida but you can't compete where you don't compare... ;) My question is ...