![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/107995/small_1690639787-avatar-lataxsales.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
17 June 2024 | 13 replies
Bidding online makes it too easy for people with no clue to bid everything up too high or down too low (depending on your state).
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/292475/small_1621442145-avatar-reinvestorjames.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
18 June 2024 | 13 replies
Boostly says they can get you to 65% direct booking but it costs 5k - 6k plus $95/mo.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1354036/small_1694959869-avatar-joef163.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
17 June 2024 | 2 replies
This is basically a possible framework for my semi retirement. 5 year plan Assumptions-My own company is building everything (except electric) and cost savings can be opportunistic on overstocks, returns etc, but my cost assumptions don’t include any savings here.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1836853/small_1621515997-avatar-georgei29.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
17 June 2024 | 11 replies
Not too low either, you don't want to go with someone who is just focused on price as this is a quality of a not-so-great accountant.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/3051430/small_1718487078-avatar-emmanuelo113.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
15 June 2024 | 2 replies
We welcome any suggestions or insights you may have.Additionally, if anyone has information on the approximate cost of building a duplex and triplex in California, we would greatly appreciate your input.To provide context, neighboring properties in the area we bought offer insights into the local housing market.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1576323/small_1621513832-avatar-adrianm123.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
17 June 2024 | 4 replies
I’m a licensed realtor who found great success in the low interest rate boom and feel very fortunate for the happy clients I helped buy and sell and for the amount of them.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1808643/small_1643443283-avatar-tomd200.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
17 June 2024 | 2 replies
Everyone seems to talk about including the costs of the new mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance & capital reserves, and the vacancy projections when looking at realistic cashflow, which we already do for all the properties in our rental portfolio.But we, like many, cant find properties that are making any cashflow sense right now.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2905069/small_1703710362-avatar-ianr150.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
16 June 2024 | 11 replies
- Is there another way to make this business model work without sending out direct mailers that could cost tens of thousands of dollars each year?
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2743603/small_1683926051-avatar-bradp196.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
18 June 2024 | 5 replies
This tenant has lived in the home for 10 years, and pays a VERY low amount in their monthly rent.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/3046893/small_1718103145-avatar-presleyb2.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
18 June 2024 | 3 replies
I’ve requested financial statements, tax history, utility costs, and information on the property management company.