Bill Gulley
When are you Speculating vs. Investing?
This might be an interesting topic born from another thread.
When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...
Bruce L.
Can I deduct from Security Deposit?
Hi guys,So my tenant just moved out of the place and wanted to get your feedback as far as what you all think is reasonable to deduct.Above are the pictures of damages caused by the tenant.Before Move-InDuringMove Out...
Stephany D.
Questions to ask a rental investor/What to learn as an agent
Hello everyone, I am a newer agent and during an open house I met an investor from the Bay Area of California who is looking to purchase rental property in the Central Valley. I of course do not want to waste his time...
Jonathan Vince
Heir is dragging feet on probate while property faces auction
I want to submit an official, legally legit offer to a person whose deceased parent left a property with heavy tax liens, and who never wrote a will. This person is the only child, and is apparently daunted by the pro...
Justin Goodin
Direct Mail - What's Your Opinion?
I placed an order with Open Letter Marketing yesterday. I have seen some good feedback about the service on this forum. Has anyone used this service or have you tried direct mail in the past?I have sent out a couple r...
Scott E.
House Hacking is Illegal in Arizona! (kind of)
I was at a meetup a few weeks ago and about 6-7 of us were sitting around a table talking about our investing experience.One of the gals was proud of the fact that she just got into her first deal. She was house hacki...
Dave M.
Consolidating muliple parcels into single development
In my neighborhood, there is substantial demand for adjoining parcels that are consolidated to re-purpose for either single or multi family redevelopment. Is there anyone who has a suggestion for valuing adjoining pr...
Raymond Ebbeler
Gold Used as Collateral to Finance Real Estate Investments
Hello everyone I perused the BP community in the forums section to determine if gold as hard assets (with the ability for liquidation) would have application as collateral for doing a real estate deal. I am a collecto...
Ashley Wolfe
Startup costs and length of time
All-Knowing Ones,My husband and I have our little log cabin in La Grange, TX and we've received six bookings in the last six weeks through all three of our platforms (Airbnb, HomeAway, and Glamping Hub). We're pretty...
Pierre M.
Is this a deal?
I'm putting my first offer on an investment property ever. This is a duplex currently listed for $149,900. Took a look at one unit today and it appeared to be in great shape. The other was not available. Based on ...