Dan Mackin
Effective Rent By The Room Strategies
As it becomes more prominent in the US it seems there should be a discussion on renting by the room. Yes, I'm aware that this has been done forever with student rentals, but I'm specifically talking about post-college...
Kalen Jordan
Why do most syndications sell instead of long term hold?
Seems like pretty much all the syndications I've seen recently exit within a short number of years - I'm curious why they don't hold long term?
Frank Dai
Tutorial for buying at foreclosure auctions
I invest in foreclosures in the Monterey Bay region. I have been doing this for 2 years and have had 7 profitable deals.
This is a short tutorial of the process. By the end of this post you'll have...
Corey Dutton
What’s Going On Behind the Scenes at the Banks?
There is so much speculation among realtors, lenders, and real estate investors about the “shadow inventory.” I wonder what’s really going on behind the scenes at the banks with regard to releasing inventory? Does any...
Ryan Hurst
Property Managers - are they worth it?
I've recently began looking at multifamily properties (1-4 units) in Long Beach, California and was curious to understand your opinions of property managers. My partner and I work in the finance industry and regularly...
J. Martin
Work/Life Balance & Staying Sane - Your Tips?
I own and manage 6 units with $100K in gross rents, all cash-flowing in the Bay Area, while working an "officially" full-time job. Bought the last directly through listing agent, and in contract on 2 duplexes right...
Brian Gibbons
Tips from Brian Gibbons re: Creative Financing
It is the spring and I thought I would give a primer on "creative financing" for the BP community.I will break it up into Beginner and Advanced.I will talk about well known and not so well known strategies.Beginner st...
Andrew Postell
How To: Avoid Seasoning when Refinancing
I’m going to let the cat out of the bag early here – you do not have to face seasoning when refinancing. You do not have to wait any period of time to refinance a property. There are plenty of lenders that have ZERO...
Account Closed
Where to start? Seems impossible to break in to this
It seems like this is an impossible task with both limited funds and time. I work full time and with a kid in day care, how do you have the time and money to buy, rehab, and rent a multi family building?What’s the b...
Rudy Hernandez
Do you invest in IRA and/or 401k any more?
Hi BP members
Hope all is well.
I am curious to gather collective thoughts and opinions on IRA and 401k investing. Some people believe they should continue due to company matching as well as invest in IRA for tax s...