Stanley Cenatus
Foreign real estate Investing.
I am currently looking to invest in Dominican Republic for short term vacation rental. One of the questions that I am having trouble finding the answer to is when I am collecting my money from a foreign bank and send ...
Jared Trindade
Do you invest in SFH or MFH, or both? Why?
Hello all,I 'd like to pool around BP to see what people are pulling the trigger on right now. MFHs, SFHs, or both? Why?I know many people invest in variety of ways, that may include one or both, or gradually phasing ...
David Lant
Newburgh, NY. Buy, hold or run for the hills?
After building up a multifamily portfolio in Beacon and flipping over 20 homes I'm seriously considering buying multifamilies in Newburgh. I have many concerns and reservations about making the leap so I guess I'm loo...
Chaplin Huang
International student trying to house hack in Hyde Park (!)
Hello BP community,
I am an up-coming junior in University of Chicago and am looking to purchase my first rental property through house hacking in order to get in with a low down payment (also just to save money on r...
Troy P.
What are the drawbacks of a K-1?
I was reading comments about some crowdfunding site. Someone said they weren't attracted to a particular investment because it was a K-1 instead of a 1099. I was a little confused since a K-1 allows you to claim pap...
John Underwood
PF Gatlinburg cabin whole house generator
I noticed several neighbors at our PF cabin have whole house generators. Our neighborhood has underground electrical, but the main roads are all obove ground.I only saw the electrical go out once for a few hours this ...
Jay Thomas
Bed Bug Infestation in a multifamily property
I'm under contract for a fully occupied multifamily property in Chicago. I'm just learning that all the units have bed bugs. I have never dealt with bed bug before. How big of a problem is this. This is a 5 unit prope...
Andrew Ware
Amortization sweet spot
I rarely ever see anyone talk about amortization. So I'm trying to figure out how I should be thinking about this. In the first years of a loan you pick away at the principal very slowly. Is it worthwhile to use c...
Jack B.
Why is this house not getting many responses?
So I have a 750K single family home with an attached but separated MIL apartment above the garage (own breaker, kitchen, washer/dryer, entrance, driveway, parking, etc). The MIL apartment has zero vacancy. I'm now try...
Percy N.
PA Rental Security Deposit Escrow
PA Landlord Tenant Law states:68 P.S. § 250.511b§ 250.511b. Interest on escrow funds held more than two yearsCurrentness(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all funds over one hundred dollars ($100) depos...