Femi Ibrahim
How New Western Acquisitions Made Me Lose my Life Savings ($70k)
I bought a house from Tanner Hester (a New Western agent) in June 2019. There were lots of issues with the house as follows:1) The house was built without a permit2) The house was for the most part sitting on the floo...
Dylan Katz
Potential tenants seeing vacant unit unattended?
Hi BP community, I just finished listening to Mike Butler's "Landlording on Autopilot" audiobook, and I found his chapter on showing vacant units very interesting. For those that haven't read or listened, he recommend...
Henderson Silva
First loan app but no funds
so i implied for my first loan. It looks like i would be approved for a 170 thousand loan, but i need to have the 6000 in funds for a down payment. I dont have it and they won't accept friend's gift, it has to be a fa...
Maria Marrero
Tenants don't want to move
My tenants have loved at my property since 2011. We now have a month to month lease. I have them 60 day notice (even though I only have to give them 30 as per lease) and they told me that they won't move out. Do I evi...
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Doing Your Own Title Searches
Is anyone able to do their own title search to see if there are any liens on a property or do you just contact a title company?
Nathan Gesner
What is your experience with AirBnB as a guest, not a Landlord?
Have you stayed in a few AirBnB rentals? VRBO? Have you stayed in the big city and then compared that to a place in the country near a tourist attraction? What was your experience?I've stayed in a dozen or more AirBnB...
Joshua Stein
What makes a good property manager (PM)? What makes a bad one?
I'm one year into having a property manager take over one of our properties, it's mainly great because that income is now (almost) truly passive - probably requires less than 1 hr of time each month.However, my PM see...
Joshua Dorkin
Commercial Real Estate Funding, Financing and Lending: A Scammers Paradise?
It seems like every time I look up, there's a new "commercial lending" or "commercial funding" company that has popped up across my networks.
The individuals offering these commercial loans are always offering somewh...
Sacha LaCoss
Help tenant caused fire now wants out of lease?
Home located in Albuquerque current lease through May 2020Tenants dog caused a fire by dragging a pillow over a gas floor heater Gas meter was pulled as the fire melted the safety cut off valve to the gas heater where...
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Mid West Buy and Hold Investing with High CoC Returns?
I've been following threads on investing in the Midwest on BP. I saw a few threads on the NW Indiana region. A few areas recommended included Hammond and Merrillville. After a bit more research, Hammond turns out to ...