Aaron W.
Real Estate Professional Activities
Where can I find what activities count for qualifying for a real estate professional designation? TIA
Al Williamson
How Can Landlords Profit from the Internet-Of-Things
Wi-Fi enabled sensors will soon be embedded into nearly every product so "owners" can monitor the data the object sends. A gate may send a signal meaning "I'm open" and a chair may send a signal saying "183 lbs." ...
Tom Fasolino
Monitoring flips with Cameras
Does anyone use Cameras to monitor activity with your flips? If so, can anyone recommend solid camera options? Having a hard time figuring out which ones work well with no WiFi connection and can be easy uninstalled a...
Pat L.
Cheap surveillance camera using a redundant iPhone
Here's a cheap "free" way to get a surveillance camera.
It DOES require Wifi but will detect motion/take a pic and send you a email if it gets tripped. Not bad for something that would have sat in a drawer. I...
Loren Buchanan
Spokane and Impact of New Med School
Hey E WA investors! I grew up in Spokane Valley and moved to Seattle 15yrs ago. I'm actively researching the Spokane market as Seattle is out of control right now! I think the development of a Med School will be a ...
Miguel Del Mazo
Estimating potential rent
I've been lurking on the posts for a long while. I've been consuming BP podcasts and books avidly.
But... I feel like the missing piece to break my analysis paralysis is how to estimate rental income from a potential...
Don Johnson
Credit scoring differences - mortgage vs. what’s shown online
Hello BP community (especially mortgage folks),I recently ran into an issue when having my credit pulled by a mortgage broker. I’m seeing different credit scores on my monitoring services that the score the broker pul...
Maureen Campbell
Credit Scores - Should I wait for dispute to be resolved?
Hello BP. I am actively looking to purchase my first property in the next few months. I started monitoring my scores closely to try and bring them up. In the process I found one inaccuracy that is only coming up on my...
Matt Kotlar
New Short Term Rental Regulations in Pittsburgh
For all of those who hadn’t heard, there was a shooting in the North Side at an Airbnb. Proprietors will have to have a business license and a short term rental license that lasts 12 months.What are your thoughts?
Joshua Price
Termite Test Kits
I have seen a couple of houses with termite test kits, and have thought about getting them for my other rentals (single family homes). Is this a beneficial use of my money? What are the pros and cons?