Brandon G.
The Big Short: What they left out
I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble. I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...
Justin Koopmans
Landlording for Cashflow or Appreciation? (in expensive markets)
Hey BP!Got a couple off-market deals I'm considering in Northern CA but I've got some "newbie" dilemmas going into them and it's this - these deals seem like great deals (like $50k-$100k less than what they are worth)...
Ericka G.
Lifestyle inflation vs. reasonable standard of living increase?
I’ve been frugal my whole life. My family jokes that my older brother started borrowing money from me when I was six (he was 16) because I always had $ stacked. But now I’m reaching a point where I want to splurge a...
Johnny Nelson
Can (or should) I raise rents when inheriting tenants?
About to close on a duplex, one side already rented. Can (or should) I raise the rent, practically speaking, and of course, legally? It’s several hundred below market value.
Rachel Payton
My assistant manager thinks I'm being to soft- in oregon
I've been working at the same apartment complex for 8 years now. I was promoted to manager early this year, and my new assistant manager has very different ideas on how to manage a property. The asst. manager has a ...
David T.
Which is more important for you - planning or execution?
I've been in a debate with a colleague about this subject lately and wanted to see how the BP community feels about it. So when you've found you're deal, which is the more fundamental - your plan or its execution?
Anjana Vakil
Newbie without a location
After lurking on these forums for a few weeks now I guess it's time I introduce myself! I currently live in Germany, but I'm originally from Schenectady, NY, and also lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for quite a fe...
Jonathan T.
Las Vegas for real estate investment (as opposed to Los Angeles)
Hello!I am new to this forum and real estate in general. I'll try to keep this posting as brief as I can but I feel I have to provide some background information. I am single, 40 years old, and have worked as a comput...
Shawn Slaven
Loan approval without experience?
Hey everyone, I’m having difficulties understanding the lending side. I’m trying to house hack and would love to purchase 1 a year to grow. I found a property and closed on it. I plan to fixed it up while staying th...
Brad P.
Contractors & Communication
Being relatively new to the game (working on our second flip), we do not have a big list of contractor connections yet. So we've been using google, references, craigslist, etc to find potential contractors (plumbing,...