Chad Martin
Do we tell the neighbors.. turning house into str
Good day! We’ve lived in our house for 6 yrs. The lots in our resi neighborhood are acre+. Converting primary residence into STR. No hoa restrictions on STR in our hood. Or let them discover on their own. I also have ...
Immanuel Pierre
House Hacking with Friends and Family
I recently bought my second house hack in October 2022. My roommates/tenants are my mother (recently divorced), my sister (over night nurse, who spends most days at her boyfriends), and a coworker I have known for yea...
Robert Hernandez
Help vacant unit was broken into!
Hello BP family,I just had a vacant unit broken into by some homeless people. They were in the unit for about a day and saw people in the unit and called the cops. They left before the cops arrived. The damage was low...
Alan Asriants
The Rental License Guide - Philadelphia
I know that a lot of newer investors have trouble understanding the rental license process in Philadelphia and what must be done. Below is a step by step process of what you need to do to get a rental license. Once yo...
Eric Chiu
How can you tell if the real estate market is too hot to enter?
Hi There!I am a new BP member, but had been an avid listener since last year. I have a couple of buy and hold properties in Las Vegas and wanted to add one more in my portfolio. In my research this question had been l...
John Bastidas
Orlando, FL - First Condo Purchase
Hi I am looking at buying my first condo in Orlando, FL and the analysis I have done so far gives me a 17% Cash on Cash ROI. I am curious about insurance, does a condo HOA cover roof and outer walls? I called to get a...
Sasa Rakovic
$250,000 House or $60,000 House?
Hello everyone -
I am new to this website as well as new to real estate investing. I was considering getting a house in Southern California currently selling for $250,000 as an investment. I am ready to put 20% d...
Candice Gold
A good deal?
So, i've been lurking BP and reading as many books as possible; (currently on Think & Grow Rich) but i'm no where near ready to start investing. Or, I don't feel ready. Well, I noticed this pop up near me and I'm ...
Andrew Robbins
Do I need an architect or a designer?
I'm in escrow on my first flip. Gulp. There are a few configuration decisions I have to make. The three biggest ones being: configuration of a bathroom I'm enlarging, whether to open up a kitchen and lose cabinet spa...
Brett Sorenson
Purchasing a home to grow old in....
Out of college (5 years ago) I "house-hacked" a duplex (Minneapolis) and it worked out great. I am closing on a second duplex in July and a SFH rental in July as well. My wife and I (both of us are CPAs) are beginning...