David Young
Should I do this deal? (8-unit apartment building...numbers included)
Hi BP,I found an 8-unit apartment building for sale by owner on craigslist. I've been studying real estate and reading/listening to BP for about a year and a half, but have yet to do an actual deal. I wanted to run ...
John Humphries
Advice on buying a seller financed property
Hi BP community. I'm looking for some advice on an offer for a buy and hold rental property that I am looking at. It is a single family house in a coastal community in NC. The backstory: I'm from NC but live on Vanco...
Sam Alberry
inherited house turning into rental question of what to fix ?
Hey everyone ,So I inherited a property been a couple of years and decided (finally) to rent out as I could always sell it in the future or move back in someday (grew up in that home) . Now because I am renting and no...
Account Closed
Airbnb Business Advice You Wish You Had Known From The Beginning
Hey,For those of you who operate Airbnb's and other short term rentals or vacation rentals what advice do you wish you would have had earlier when you first got started?I think a few good ones are structuring your bus...
Kamran Javadi
Looking for advice on EXPERIENCE
Hi Everyone! Long time lurker, first time posting.I’m 29 and my wife and I have a household income of around 200k. Our plan is to pay off our student loans then save up for an investment property. Currently the plan i...
Justin Wilcox
How to reject an applicant for rent?
I have a room for rent and I happen to know that the person who wants to rent it would not be a good tenant because they have had not paid their rent in the past and cause problems for other tenants. It was not docume...
Jon S.
Lender requests a "Breakdown of Renovation Expenses"
How does one put together a breakdown of renovation expenses for a commercial bank loan application? Does anyone know a short and simple way to do this? I must be having a hard time seeing the forest through the trees...
Kasia Harmata
What am I doing wrong in my analyses?
Hi guys,
I’m relatively new to the world of multifamily real estate investment and I’m struggling to find any deals that come even close to making sense. In order for need to find cash flow in a given property, I oft...
Rachel Shepherd
Who allows pets and why?
Hey! As we prepare to market are two condos I am wondering if we will be hedging out to many possible tenants by not allowing pets. I really do not want to allow cats as they seem to spray and many people have allergi...
Michael Kellogg
Newbie starting down the path
Hey all! My name is Mike. A couple things about me. I’m a software engineer (frontend web dev) working remotely in Berryville VA. I have a wife and two kids and I’ve recently gotten more interested in real estate as a...