Logan M.
Vetting Felons, Drug Addicts, Sex Offenders and Poor Credit/No Credit
It is inevitable that when you are in the MHP/Affordable Housing space you will have applicants who are Felons, Drug Addicts, Sex Offenders and have poor credit.Here is how I handle each of them:Felonies: It depends o...
Amrie Kleinlein
Reasons to or to not invest in "unsafe" cities
Hi all! Like many who post in this forum, and am new and looking for advice! I am currently looking into buying rental properties in a city that is has a much higher crime rate than much more of the U.S. However, It i...
Daniel Rodriguez
Wanting to hear start up stories
My name is Daniel, and I am fairly new to learning about investing in rental properties. I am only in college, but I would love to learn about investing such as the "must do and must don't". Mainly, I want to hear the...
Joshua Poitras
Familiarity with Springfield, MA
Hello. Does BP have any investors who actively invest in the Springfield, MA market. Ive just recently been making offers over there and now am finding it to be a high competitive market. Are their better areas to i...
CJ Shade
New to Cleveland, Seeking advice
Hello,New investor and new to the Cleveland market. Looking to invest from a distance and have already found a realtor that has been great on leads, etc. However, I would like to network with some current investors i...
Michael Ablan
Finished two painful eviction/move out. Yes it hurts, but DO IT!
Hey guys!Just wanted to write up a quick post about the most recent tenant related happenings in my life as a landlord. In the past month I've gone through the process of getting rid of my two troublesome (inherited)...
James Bradin
Inherited Tenants Refuse to sign New Lease
I did some searches on past forums and while I found some info, I couldn't find anything that was exactly similar to my scenario.I purchased a quad-plex this past Nov. The property was poorly managed and maintained. ...
Richard Lincoln
Cheapest way to "refinance" 1st in subject-to transactions?
I buy lots of second mortgages and occasionally foreclose on the properties. I end up getting title to the properties subject-to the 1st mortgages. Well, then I get in to a pickle because sometimes I'd like to keep th...
Account Closed
Percent of ARV for rental property
I've been looking at a rehab project for a 4 unit multi-family that I intended to hold. After looking at values of surrounding buildings in the area, I'm not sure the ARV is going to be as high as I expected. I was cu...
Malik K.
Buying Multiplex while Renting?
Hello,I am a first time investor. I was originally considering house hacking with a multiplex (and I have over six figures I could put for a down payment) in Philadelphia but it seems that the only places where I coul...