Brooks Foster
The best restaurant/retail store to put beside a Starbucks?
Hello all!! I am looking at purchasing a piece of property beside a Starbucks and want to know what is the best establishment to put beside a Starbucks?
Nancy Roth
Two similar properties: which is best for long-term cash flow?
Weighing two potential condo acquisitions. Condo A is proximate to large army base (Fort Meade, in Anne Arundel County, MD). It is a 3/2, 1,032 sf.Condo B is in a middle-class suburb in Baltimore County, MD. It is a 2...
Charlie MacPherson
What to do with a VERY steep, 2,000 foot dirt driveway?
This is for my personal home that we purchased in February, 2017.The driveway is 2,000 feet long. The first 500 feet are flat and shared with a neighbor. No issues there except a few potholes that need to be filled....
Dan Carbone
Premier Sotheby’s vs EXP Realty
I am a newly licensed agent from Tampa, FL and I have experience flipping houses and buying and selling them without an agent (FSBO) so I am not new to the process. I am looking at 2 very different options when it co...
Anthony Chung
Required appliances for renters
Hello BP,What appliances do we need to provide for our tenants? My realtor said no fridge or laundry machines because of liability issue, but throughout the years of renting myself I never had to bring in my own fridg...
Kimberly T.
What do you do with a vacant unit in an area that might freeze?
Being from SoCal, I have had no personal experience with freezing pipes, but I'm aware that it happens. We currently own rentals in CA (OC) and AZ (Phoenix metro), so we don't have to worry about it at our rentals...
Seth Davis
Hi! I'm Seth, a hopefully soon-to-be GC from Lexington, NC
Hello! Thanks for dropping by. My name is Seth Davis. I currently own a horse farm in Lexington, NC and work as a software developer for Wells Fargo. I have been developing software for the past 20 years and devel...
Stacey Paulin
Help analyzing a seller finance deal
Hello!I'm working on a seller finance deal and I'm having trouble crunching numbers.This is a 3/2 with a purchase price of 75,000. 5K down payment and terms are 5 annual payments of 14,000. No interest.Rent: 900 - 100...
J Scott
Rehabbing Out of State - Challenges/Tips
There have been a couple threads recently about rehabbing properties long-distance; I've mentioned that Marty Boardman and I are starting to move into a new market (Milwaukee) and are just starting to learn the intric...
Darla Smith
Rehab Cost Negotiation w/ contractor- Labor vs. Material Costs
I bought my first investment - Duplex on 4 acres (140k). Each unit 1100 sf 2BR/2BA with washer/dryer in each unit. We just sold our big house and will be moving into one unit and rent the other. We are a few years fro...