Dolev Shemesh
CMBS Default Strategy
With over $90B in commercial real estate loans due to mature (and default) in 2023, does anybody else see an opportunity to buy and convert these units to residential where applicable? Cost to convert might be high, b...
Kosh Vokter
Convert Loft into Bedroom
Currently, a 4 bed 2.5 bath, 2 story SFH. All bedrooms are on the 2nd level and there is a big open loft area with windows on 2nd level that's not used much now. Upstairs has 2 bathrooms (1 for master bedroom + 1 shar...
Ryan Thomson
House Hack #2 2020!
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $319,000
Cash invested: $15,900
This deal almost took me to FI. It was a terrifying to buy with COVID still very fr...
Corina Eufinger
Cable Provided-Can it be changed?
I'm looking at an 8 unit where the cable is currently being provided by the property owner. The added expense to the bottom line is $5,500 per year. The units are in an old home that was converted to rentals sometim...
David Frandsen
ADU Strategies in San Diego
Hello BP investors. I'd like to hear from those that have experience with Accessory Dwelling Units. I'm in San Diego County. I started to research the requirements for Chula Vista (have not reviewed other cities yet)....
Bruce Archer
Is garage conversion to make a second bedroom a viable option?
Hi All, thanks in advance for the feedback. On a 1 BR duplex, Is garage conversion to make a second bedroom a viable option to increase rent and ARV? Thx, Bruce
Justin Conatser
Most bang for my buck
Looking at a dump of a 2/2 with 912 sq. ft. and a loft. The loft is not accounted for in the sq. ft. and there is a converted porch that is about 224 sq. ft. that is also not added to the total sq. ft. If I add the co...
Harman N.
How much value does turning duplex to a triplex add?
Hey folks,Roughly how much value does adding a legal ADU to a duplex and converting it to a triplex bring? The duplex is in the Inner Sunset in San Francisco, and the 2 existing units are 2BR/1BA 1200-1300 square feet...
Lynn Z
ARM Conversion Pitfalls
has anyone had experience of converting an ARM to a fixed rate? Number 1, there were questions as to my new address (which I had updated at their prompting when I drafted my mortgage payment); whether or not I still ...
Olivier Mader
What's better, adding large 4th bedroom or 2 small bedrooms?
3 - 4 weeks ago, I closed on another property which will be a hold property (rental) and I may sell it after about 5 to 10 years as a rental.. Now, that property needs a full rehab and I'm doing 95+% of all work myse...