Carrie Lee
Should I buy a house with septic system
A solid house deal in decent school. I am thinking about buying it, fixing it and renting it out, but it has a septic system. I am not sure if I should get into it even if it is working now. I am not hands on and I am...
Will Barnard
Validate the 50% rule
It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...
Chris Wyche
Does anyone know anything about billboard investing?
I'd really like to get started in billboard investing, but I know it's not a very popular method of real estate investing. I have experience flipping houses and buying/renovating small apartment buildings, so I'm f...
Austin R.
How to start a company that raises capital for investments.
I was wondering if I could get some advice on how I should go about starting a company that raises capital from investors to buy properties. My idea was to somehow raise the money for a complete purchase or a downpaym...
Andrew Brown
Let’s talk about Home Warranty!
Hey Everyone, I’ve read a few posts where people have mentioned various things they had to fix for their rentals, including appliances and I wanted to offer my two cents. If you are a landlord, I would HIGHLY recommen...
Jason Lee
When Will We Hit Bottom?
When does everyone think the market will start dropping and for how long? I work in the San Diego Market, and we haven't seen any sales comps yet to support depreciating prices. I believe that since interest rates are...
Chris G.
Complete dump to freaking amazing in less than 3 months
House is in the North Hollywood/Sun Valley area of California, its a 1090sqft~, 3/1 with detached garage on a 7,400sqft lot. Being listed for sale @ $450K.Working on finishing this house this week. Here's a list of th...
Alex Sanfilippo
LLC?
Hello, I hadn't given much thought about the type of business to register when starting in REI until I read this post by @Brandon Turner: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2016/02/2...LLC just seemed like the r...
Cameron Norfleet
Ethics & Discrimination…. A question of Right vs Right!!
Ok so I was having this debate with a local landlord and I’d like to hear your opinion…. You charge $25 for your application fee. You show the house to a nice couple and they want to apply but they don’t speak, read o...
Dawn Anastasi
Rental #16 under contract!
My rental property goal was 16 properties. And now I'm under contract on rental #16!It's a 3 bedroom, 1 bath property with a 2.5 car garage and partially fenced in yard located just 7 houses down from a rental I alrea...