Mike Bower
New flooding in basement of Jersey City brownstone. No flood zone. What to do?
Hey BP Community,I own a condo in a downtown Jersey City brownstone close to Grove Street. The building is not in a flood zone and has no history (that I'm aware of) of flooding in the past 2.5 - 3 years I've owned it...
Ali Samee
Costa Hawkins Repeal Measure - SFH L-Lords - Rent Hike B4 Nov?!?!
Hello fellow Single Family Home Landlords - w/ the impending decision/measure on the repeal of Costa Hawkins on the upcoming ballot (November): https://la.curbed.com/2018/6/18/17475176/californi...Also, another good F...
Daniel Loane
Filing taxes: when to expense vs capitalize for vacant rental property
Hi everyone,
I purchased my first rental property in June 2023, and it took until December to prepare it for tenants. I posted the listing on December 12, and my first tenant moved in on December 26th.
As I’m filing...
Jas Diorio
Financing Options for 1st time buyer
Hello! Big fan of the community :)
I am still grasping a lot and have loads of questions. For loans specifically, I've been hearing about about HELOC, FHA and conventional loans.
What's the difference?How should g...
Michael Chang
Is using home equity (from a starter home) to invest risky?
Hi BP community, I am a newbie in BP. A bit of background context: I have the downpayment saved for my starter home, and I would like to understand how you can go from the first property to buying second property. Is ...
Zach F.
Facebook Group Page for Each MFR
Hey guys, want to do some brainstorming on this idea. I am thinking about creating a Facebook Group/Page for each MFR we own/manage. What I envision is inviting each resident to the page/group for each separate MFR ...
Shawn Yezza
Hello from Asbury Park N.J.
Hello all,
I am a long time member and first time posting.
So I recently started a marketing letter campaign and so far I have had great response rate from my letters. So far around 10% response rate, no deal yet. ...
Osei K Boakye
Does the number of real estate transactions determine a hot marke
Hi BP community
In choosing a hot market, I know there are some factors to consider such as population, job growth, income, crime rate etc. My question is can an investor use the number of transactions (within 90 da...
Max Couper
Motivated High School Senior (Soon to be college student)
Hello everyone, my name is Max Couper and I am from the Bay Area in California. I'm super excited to have joined this community and begin to build my foundation in REI. I am currently a senior in high school nearing g...
Matt Greenfield
Rewiring a cigarette smoke-filled home: Demo to the studs?
Hello BP Community, The time has come for me to deal with one of my biggest real estate fears... rehabbing, and specifically rewiring, a cigarette smoke-filled home. Hopefully, at the end of this journey I will view t...