Minna Reid
Got the fever....
So I finished my first rehab a month ago...I was beat. I spent a couple weeks just kinda hangin around, it was nice. But now - I just want to get into the next one. I got a nice 50k payday coming at the end of the mon...
Nick Rutkowski
Increasing Customers for a Distressed Self Storage Building
Hey BPers,
I'm looking at purchasing a self-storage unit in my local area, I'm looking for ways to increase my occupancy. So far, I need to drop the prices on a few units to make them competitive in the market, pass...
Tim Menius
GO-Zone Investing- Just the Facts
As a residential developer who spent twenty years as a CPA Partner in a large local accounting firm, I rarely post much on the various real estate websites. But, in light of the acts that the GO-Zone tax benefits will...
Jim Cummings
Texas - Top State For Business
Texas Best State For BusinessENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (CNBC) – Texas snagged the top spot on CNBC's list of America's top states for businesses.The Lone Star state scored 1,651 out of 2,500 points, making it the only st...
BJ Ralphs
How to Kick Start a Fix n Flip business when you have $$$
This is not a rant but I could use some advice....I've owned my own business' for many years and understand that all business is competitive. I'm used to scrapping it out everyday creating something from nothing. I'm ...
Joshua M Cummings
Looking for a Local Real Estate Investor as a Mentor
Hi Everyone!
My name is Josh and I am approaching my final semester at The University of Akron, where I have been pursuing my degree in mechanical engineering. I have spent the past 3-4 years learning more and more a...
Sam Haack
Best practices qualifying as a real estate professional
I am looking into how to properly document my time to make sure I qualify myself as a real estate professional in the eyes of the IRS in order to write off my passes losses off against my active income. What do some o...
Francisco Perez
Building Rapport = SUCCESS (investment opportunity)
Hey everyone,I’ve been expanding my real estate investments ever since I got my first rental, but I’m starting to look for out-of-state opportunities now. Today, while making some offers in Indianapolis, IN, I met a R...
Heather Watkins
State LLCs go in a WY holding LLC. How does the purchase process look from there?
Hi everyone!I have set up a holding LLC in WY and plan to put my CA and TX entities within the holding LLC. My question is, how does the process then become for buying properties in your state LLCs? Usually, the title...
Mike Jacobson
The first rental property
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $53,000
Cash invested: $2,000
Sale price: $153,000
Bought a 5 bedroom home in 1984. The house was split...