Arnie Guida
Reduce Rent For Work?
One of my tenants does flooring for a living. He asked if he could put new carpeting in his apartment, and said it wouldn't cost me a thing, that they had plenty of leftover carpeting to do the entire unit, and that h...
George Gammon
Home Prices Haven't Gone Up in 100 Years. Is RE a Bad Bet?
From my experience as an entrepreneur, and more recently an investor, I'm surprised by how many people never really think about inflation. Here's the case schiller inflation adjusted housing chart going back to the y...
Niraj S.
New townhouse development purchase
Hello BP Family!I have seen a new townhouse development in a suburb of Atlanta where there is a lot of recent construction going on as far as future development is concerned. The county is expanding roads, building b...
Steve S.
Looking into a commercial loan. How is balloon payment handled?
I can work with the higher interest rate and try to find deals that fit the added expense, but if you do a CL on a 20 year amor with a 10 year balloon, how do most people handle this?1) do they simply save up the case...
Caroline Gerardo
$63 Million Dollars Magically Stolen at CrowdStreet
CEO steals the money? Your investment in a syndication 100% at risk?CrowdStreet, a real estate investment platform, was hit with a SEC news report claiming that $63 million in customer cash went missing. The funds wer...
Lucas Bernard
Does Providence (or any place back east) have rental opps?
Hey folks, I'm originally from the Boston area and spent many a summers in Westerly, RI, so I'm familiar with Providence to a degree. I keep seeing it, as well as Worcester, pop up on sites as a top cash flowing city....
Imran Khan
Renter ready to pay more if I allow dog
I have a renter whose insurance is going to pay for his rent. They are ready to pay 30% more rent on two conditions:- They will sign for 7 months, then month to month(i’m okay with it)- The have a big dog Anatolian Sh...
Gary Parente
Austin, TX SFH appreciation vs Out Of State MFH vs Syndication
Austin, TX SFH appreciation vs Out Of State MFH vs Syndication - tough to decide!!!!!!!!
Its no surprise that Austin and surrounding areas are appreciating like crazy. I've got 4 SFH rentals that are continuing to ap...
Sean Reynolds
should I take the loss
Divorce finalized. Niether of us live in the house. It is rented, but the rent is not covering the note or any repairs that come up. Upside down on the house, and at a terrible interest rate. WHat should I do? Se...
Gp G.
Selling property and 1031 exchange
Hi All,I am thinking to sell my old property. For example if my property sells for 300k I have to pay 6% to realtor which leaves me at 282k. Out of 282k how much taxes I have to pay right away and how much taxes I ha...