Laura Casner
Prospecting for a specific piece of land - tips and strategies
Hi! I'd like to start actively prospecting for land and am looking for advice on strategies from those who have done this successfully. I'd love to just hear what has worked for you. Also, below are some ideas I've h...
Ben Scarborough
Seeking some start-up advice?
I am seeking real estate investing start-up advice in the Atlanta, GA area.I currently work as a structural engineer for my full-time job, but I hoping to get my feet wet in the real estate investing game within the n...
Michael Volek
Investing while overseas, due diligence, and analysis paralysis
Hello everyone,I've been studying real estate investing on and off for about 3 years now, since 2014. I've listened to almost every podcast, read dozens of books, scoured the forums and the internet, and I tell everyo...
Shawn Moser
Should I pay for a one-on-one mentor?
Hey fellow BPers, I'm new to BP and to real estate. I had a discussion today with a mentor from the Doug Hopkins real estate program and they have a mentorship program where for one year I will have weekly calls with ...
Tandi H.
Give tenant their deposit back to avoid conflict?
In an earlier thread, I described my concerns about getting out a problem tenant. They actually did move out on time yesterday, thats the good news. Bad news is that in the process they removed/threw away all the dr...
Philip Hernandez
Lead based paint Seller knew and did not disclose
What's up BP community. I just bought a property that literally 2 days after we closed on it the tenants informed us that the city had cited the owner for lead based paint, and that it had to be remediated. The owne...
Christina Tkacs
Can you truly get ahead by buying turn-key homes
I want to write the title in quotes because it's not like I had much of a strategy to start with. I bought a duplex and a turn-key SFH at a normal price for houses in the area. Both were conventional loans with 25% ...
Kate K.
Tenants want to move out.
Hello everybody,
Our tenants all of a sudden decided that the house they rent from us and loved, is no good for them anymore, and after sharing with us that the floor (laminate) is still "bubbling" (after we fixed it...
Account Closed
Ramsey vs Kiyosaki - To borrow, or not to borrow?
I am a big Dave Ramsey fan, and I have been for years. I am debt free, except for my house and intent to stay that way. Well, at least I intended to stay that way. I recently read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Robert Kiyosaki's...
Art Maydan
Avoiding Section 8
I bought a duplex that I want to house hack. We just listed the downstairs unit and I’m getting a lot of people asking if we work with Section 8. Can I legally tell them “No” because of the ‘Choose your neighbor” laws...