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Maurice Blackledge Investing in TurnKey Rentals as a new investor
13 October 2018 | 63 replies

I am in the process of finding my first rental property to buy and hold while gaining a bit of extra cash flow.My question: Is it better to start out with TurnKey investment properties? I know it will typically involv...

Shaival Patel CA senate bill SB584 imposes 15% tax on STR
15 July 2023 | 47 replies

Any insights into SB584 that places 15% tax on STRs but exempts hotels to fund housing situation?  It seems bone crushing high for guests.  If you were a new investor in CA market, this tax will lower your occupancy r...

Bill H How many properties in one LLC?
13 January 2020 | 43 replies

I have been aging an LLC for a few years. I want to start buying property. how many properties can I safely have under the LLC and seperate myself from liability? Should I have the LLC as the holding company of sev...

J. Tyler Moore How to be a hardmoney lender - without the work?
15 January 2016 | 35 replies

Hi everyone!It recently came to my attention that my grandfather has way too much money sitting in a standard savings account earning a pathetic less than 1% interest rate. My grandfather's gears turn in money and I'm...

Paul Staszel NO GUNS ALLOWED!!! sticker... should I put it up or not?
17 May 2017 | 74 replies

Concealed carry and gun laws are becoming growing topics.  With that being said, should a landlord of a multifamily unit (5 plus units) make his/her building a Gun Free Zone (if the state law permits)?  Should the lan...

Jan Kutrzeba Gut or sell my SFR that has constant maintenance issues?
3 January 2022 | 64 replies

Hi BP,I need your advice on whether I should get rid of my problematic out of state SFR rental property or take a loan to gut it.It’s a 120-year old 4br 1ba SFR in a not-so-good part of Allentown, PA - very typical to...

Tom Jensen Whole Life Insurance as a Foundation for Real Estate Investing
4 June 2024 | 221 replies

I’ve recently come across the concept of “personal banking” through “overfunding” whole life insurance policies and leveraging the cash value to buy assets.In theory it sounds like a can’t loose situation. You have a...

Jason Malabute MY THOUGHTS ON SILICON VALLEY BANK COLLAPSE
22 March 2023 | 305 replies

The following are my thoughts on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and any thoughts of upcoming bailouts. As an advocate for responsible financial practices, I believe that the government should not bail out banks t...

Sylvia B. Hello, I'm a slumlord
30 May 2019 | 112 replies

We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...

Sandra Sunshine Possible drug dealing tenant
6 September 2010 | 48 replies

I just purchased my very first home in March. It’s a two-family and I fixed up the downstairs and moved in this April. Upstairs tenant has been there for 4years with various sketchy roommates. He has refused to prov...