John S Lewis
How to do I find the true last sale number from auction property
So I found a property that was purchased at an auction. And the sheriff deed registration shows the purchase price of $100. Is this really the true sales price? Probably not. So how do I find out what the new owne...
Carson Sweezy
Investing and Being a Real Estate Agent
I am just getting into real estate investing, and will be purchasing my first property this year. I plan on using this property as a buy-and-hold, and "house hacking" it. In the future I would like to explore other av...
Chris Rosenberg
Philadelphia due diligence period and contingencies
Hello BP. I am looking to purchase my first piece of property, a small multifamily in Philadelphia. I spoke to a real estate agent today who informed me that there is no due diligence period in Philadelphia. Maybe ...
Monica Bear
Taking The First Step
As they say, "Ideas are cheap, execution is everything" and I'm having a disconnect going from knowing to actually doing. What holds me back personally is the fear of failure or making costly mistakes despite fully un...
Ben Kirchner
Analyzing propoerties to live in, then rent out for cashflow.
I wanted to get some advice/opinions from with some experienced minds here.I plan on purchasing a new home as a primary residence this year. The idea would be to then move into a new primary residence, and rent out o...
Karen Margrave
Where do you want to be on the food chain?
In reading @Manuel Acunas blog post about the tight market where he lives, and inability to get offers accepted at the price point he needs them to be, I got to thinking. Many investors are 'wholesalers' buying houses...
Andy Basler
Venmo limits....any way of increasing these
I have many rentals and have started really getting hurt with Venmo's limits on how much you can transfer out of venmo on a weekly basis.I can only transfer $19k per week to my bank. I have alot more than than coming ...
Sol Naim
Zestimate dropped dramatically after rental purchase
Hey BP team. Have a question for you guys. I just recently closed on a rental property in LA where the zestimate was 660K (it sold for 640K last year in June) I managed to get the purchase price of 516K which I'm exci...
Matt R.
California is now 6th largest economy growing at 4%
I see many in California and new on BP stuck in mindset that they should not invest in Cali. That might be the stupidest idea of all time. There are good opportunities all over no doubt and some are better than others...
Sheba Shimoji
Pay my own property management company
Hi, I have 17 unit rentals and I have set up a S-corporation acting as property management company. The average property management fee in my area is 10% of the rent collected. How much should I pay to my corporation ...