Nicole Pettis
Is this legal?
Hello everyone! Need some advice, because I am not sure what to think of this. I have an "investor" who says he has money to invest. But it turns out he doesn't.What he is doing is he is finding properties in Milwauke...
Travis Biziorek
Flipping and Wholesaling are Dead... RIP
OK, so I admit the title is a bit dramatic, but I can't stop thinking about the implications for the flipping and wholesaling markets after reading about Zillow's expansion into 11 more markets for their Zillow Offers...
Steve Jeffries
Aiming for particular tenants & fair housing laws
My Wife and I have a couple SFR's in a part of an Indiana town that is perfect to rent to college students. We enjoy renting to college students and, knock on wood, have had good luck with them. We have actually come ...
Gabriel H.
When is it OK to start advertising a rental?
Hi BP! I'm in the final stretch of purchasing a duplex. My conventional loan should close on May 31st. I have insurance and all the paperwork ready to go. I suppose anything could happen between now and then, but it ...
Lizanette Velez
Tax Question - Improvements and "Placed in service" date
HI everybody! Newbie here from Maryland, loving REI everyday more!! I read some previous posts on this topic but still somewhat confused. (I hope to add a CPA to my team pretty soon). I have two scenarios that wil...
Lynn Z
Extreme low ball appraisals?
BOA sent an appraiser through First American to my rehab. It had sold for $212,000 the previous summer. I paid $160,000 for the home because no one wanted it. Applied for refi of $115,000 Appraiser met me at the h...
Anthony Iaccino
marketing for tenant buyers for lease purchase {options}??
Hello everyone... Im having difficulties in getting a straight answer about is it considered brokering if I market for tenant buyers before having a property under contract..i have gotten conflicting answers .I am not...
Adam M.
Property Management Client Acquisition Strategies
Looking into starting a property management business and have some questions on acquiring client properties. Decently familiar w/ sales funnels and CPC advertising w/ Facebook and Google. I have a couple strategies in...
Marcus Simon
Do established investors actively seek out students?
I've recently decided to start a career in REI. To increase my chances of success I've been reading a lot of books, posts on BP and I'm starting a licensing class in a couple of weeks. I also thought about the need fo...
Ryan Huddleston
Does this qualify for a 1031?
I bought a house a year ago then did a major rehab. I advertised it for rent and even showed it to a few potential renters but decided to sell it instead. Can I 1031 exchange it since it was never actually rented or...