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Hello everyone,
New RI investor here. The purpose of this post is to ask for guidance on next steps you might recommend for a new investor in the area, as well as to introduce myself to the community. I've read and w...
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I come to the all-knowing massively experienced forum members for their help and guidance once again! I'm on a fact finding mission to determine the best way to start a new company for short term rentals and trying to...
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A very common question that we get asked as our clients get ready to buy a home, is what is the difference between pre-qualification and pre-approval? Are they the same? Is one better that the other?
The truth is the...
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My wife and I bought our home a little over a year ago and due to me being in the military, we are moving. We decided to rent out our home as the market doesn’t indicate a profit if we sell. Our plan is to rent it out...
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Hello. So I've started my real estate road here in L.A. California. I've conatcted 2 real estate agents, and told them both my budget and what am I looking for. Now they emailing me some propreties they find intretsti...
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As investors, I am sure most of us try to minimize our tax liability and increase our profits. I do a few quick rehab flips and thus pay a big chunk of it to taxes. I wen to a seminar (I go to many and have never bo...
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I am considering purchasing a property which is split zoned Rural Forestry (RF) and Commercial Forestry (CF). These are both resource designations with mostly resource uses allowed. I'd like the own the land for a ...
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Afternoon BPers, I'd like some advice and opinions on my deal analysis template. The picture provided is for a multiunit I just did. I'm pretty green to investing but have done a lot of research so would love everyone...
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We’re considering a few single tenant custom buildings with fairly long triple net leases. But considering that the buildings have been custom built for a particular chain, what happens when they decide not to renew?...
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Hi BP,When using syndication to purchase an investment property, I understand that you would normally pay your LP's between 8% - 10% preferred on their investment, and then split the excess (somewhere between 50/50 - ...