Lester Walkowicz
Contractor labor costs
Hello everyone, I wanted to know if $30/hour in North Jersey is a reasonable or too high to pay a contractor for labor. He is someone I know that is very good. He just started to be self employed and has no real exp...
Zachary Cura
Bad Tenants: How Do You Personally Deal With Them?
Is there anyone who would like to share any horror stories of dealing with bad tenants who seemed like trustworthy and upstanding citizens at first, but then eventually proceeded to avoid paying rent and/or causing ma...
Priscilla Y.
How to 1031 exchange 1 to many properties within the timeframe?
Hi, trying to figure out logistically how to go about this plan. We wanted to sell one of our rental property in a HCOL area that’s about $1mil into multiple cash flow properties in out of state that is in the range o...
Paul Allen ODonnell
What are the pros and cons of a VA loan?
Hello I’m a new to the world of real estate investments and am looking for some advice before I make my first buy. I’m not sure wether a VA loan or a conventional loan is the way to fund my first property. I would lik...
Michael Choi
New Landlord-Tenant leaves for vacation without paying rent.
Greetings,I've recently purchased a multi-unit apartment in Los Angeles County (No Rent Control) with intention of living in one of the units. The only unit that was soon expire had some delinquent payment history (t...
Brett P.
Future Investor - Birmingham, AL
Hello everyone on BP!
I've been lurking on the site for awhile and looking at property to buy as an investment .
A little backstory: I'm 27 years old. I bought my first home in September 2012 i...
Darryl Jennings
Buy property to pay debt? Pay debt to buy property?
Many people feel you should be debt free before buying an investment property, while I feel if numbers are right that investment property can help you pay off the debt although theres definitely risk. What do you all ...
Brad Jacobson
How to Vet Property Management
Hey BP Crew,What are your go-to questions and tactics for interviewing and vetting property management? Aside from the cost, how do you determine how well a property manager will perform?I've gotten a few referrals f...
Lissa Dear
First Deal Done! Now What?
Hello everyone,It’s been over 2 years since my first BP post! And I still feel like I’m at Square One in a sense.My goal then was to buy my first property and house hack a multifamily residence. Feels good to say tha...
Katrina P.
Anyone start out buying a LOT of properties?
I am not brand new to REI...bought a property in 2005. Well, until this year, I haven't thought seriously about more REI...bought second in September from an auction...didn't get deed until Nov, so it's still not com...