Ron Thomas
Splitting proceeds from a sale in a 1031 exchange?
Hello all,So here's a quick run down of the situation I am asking about. Myself and another investor in the suburbs of Detroit are looking at a 140 unit apartment complex being sold by a larger investor who wants to ...
James Ross
Interview questions for property manager
Hello BP!Continuing my trend of posting on topics that I'm currently learning about; I've been looking for a new property management company (PMC). My current one, while competent at placing tenants, is not very comm...
Michael Ramos
Getting People that Know you to Lend you money as a NEWBIE
Hello Again Everyone,I am still slowly saving money for my out of state (OOS) investment property. In the meantime my gears have been grinding on how I can speed up this process, short of, selling some (cough, cough) ...
Jorge Leon
Multi units in the city vs SFR in the suburbs.
Hi all. My family and I are looking to invest about 3-4 million dollars in rental properties. We are deciding between a couple 3-5 units in the city or several (cheaper) SFR in the suburbs and outskirts. I imagine the...
Ramada Evans
Investment property number 1
Hello BP community. I’m at the point where I’m really want to take action on getting my first investment property.We have quite a bit of equity in our residential property so we were thinking about refinancing and usi...
AJ Satcher
Getting Prepped for BRRRR!!
Hi all! I bought my first owner occupied property in April to get a feel of home ownership. Now, I think its time to step it up a notch. We have saved a good chunk of dollars since buying our first home and for our ne...
Heather Shannon
General Contractors: Hire one or be my own?
I am planning to buy a fixer upper and make it a B & B. I'm torn about using a general contractor vs. doing the general contracting myself.CONs of Hiring a General Contractor:1. They are reputed to suck big time ...
Ally Garcia
Beginner investing: Pay off student loans or buy property?
am 28yrs old in LA working in marketing. Right now I have about $20k in a high yield online savings and money market, and not exactly sure which I should focus on more - paying off student loans, saving to buy a h...
Jordan Woolf
House with asbestos siding
A seller is offering to give me a house if I buy two of his other properties. The house he is offering to give me has asbestos siding. It is a large sturdy house and is about 1800 sq. Has anyone had any experience wit...
Chad Lamb
Syndications "adding value" seems more like lipstick
Hey all, sorry about this clickbait title but I have been looking through quite a few syndications deals to passively invest in. I'm new to this and I'm trying to understand the risks. To me, when you say "value add" ...