Jeffrey Reynolds
First time investor. Buy in ontario or in the U.S.
Hi Everyone,I am a 30 year old who has 100k saved up and want to use it for investing in real estate. I am happy with renting as I am not committed to staying in one location and I work remote. As you know Toronto pri...
Paul Kogan
Is short sale bad for seller?
I have 2 properties that I'm trying to off load. The properties are located in Philly and it's hard for me to manage remotely. I collect $875 from each. I cannot sell it in this market because I'll be loosing $50k. I ...
Ana Marie B.
SFR Designed as Duplex, but Not Zoned as MF
Hi BP Fam! So my husband and I came across a lovely property in the SF Bay Area that is zoned as a SFR, but is designed as a duplex -- 2/1 + kitchen in the main house and 2/1 + "kitchen" in the back of the house (bot...
Michael Weis
Deal Breaker at Closing
What are some reasons you would walk away from a deal on closing day? Have you actually done this and are willing to share your experience? Curious how often this happens and when it does what type of repercussions ...
Mary B.
Pennsylvania Buy&Hold Politics
Politics is in no way nor will it EVER be my favorite topic. Normally I toss out those flyers from the mail or use them as disposable dust pans. Yet its a necessity particularly as a business owner and a homeowner,...
Martin Z.
high property tax assessed on retail property purchase in California
got a retail location from auction.com it was bought at 500k a few months ago but it came back assessed at 950k. It was previously assessed at 2 Million by previous owners. I was in hopes of it coming assessed at the ...
Aaron Williams
Bought a house - the city won't let me use it for STR
I bought a house in a small college town with a severe lack of hotel capacity. I planned on using the house from time to time myself, then letting friends and family use it for free, and then renting it as an STR when...
Alvin Neal
Detroit: The Blueprint for Bankruptcy!
We Are All DetroitDo you think the damage from the pending bankruptcy of the city of Detroit will be limited to Detroit? Think again. Detroit is partly the victim of economic trends far beyond its control, the down...
Tony C.
Combining retirement funds of family into 1 solo 401k
I'm looking to combine my own as well as my sister's retirement funds to invest in real estate via a solo 401k under my name. She is fine with us combining funds and investing under a single entity belonging to me. Th...
Jonathan Nguyen
Seller has purchase contracts with 2 different buyers. What now?
So I have a rental property and the house next door has always been an abandoned looking eye sore. I tried to contact the owner to purchase with no luck but finally he has reached out to me. We have agreed on a price ...