Chris V.
Rehab Post - The Good, the Bad, the Photo's and the Numbers!
Anatomy of a Stockton Rehab - Lessons LearnedRehabbing a a topic that I have experience with. Too much experience really. I thought I'd put some photos together to lure readers and then work some Yoda like rehab-wisdo...
Bryan Hancock
Are Realtors Worth The Commission Anymore?
Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...
Jason V.
If buyer-seller can't agree on $, will agents sacrifice their %?
Buyer gave me a low-ball offer. Then they came up to $95k all cash, saying that's the best they could do. OK.... Well, I said $99k was the lowest I would go, considering the buyer's agent commission % is really comi...
Joshua S.
Velocity Banking / HELOC Checking Acct - It Works (Proof)
Hi, everyone. I wish everyone knew how great this strategy is, so I'm trying to spread the word. I'm not selling anything, just trying to let people know how it works. When you're paying your mortgage month in and mon...
Terry Louwerse
Best Areas to buy my first rental property?
Hello all, I'm a newbie investor (to be) based in San Francisco. I've been doing a lot of reading and learning for the past two years. I have decided to invest in Pittsburgh (rental) and I was wondering what would be ...
Lauren Pitts
Robust Vacation Rental Software
I have seen this question come up many times for the affordable end. I am currently using Smartbnb. I am looking at the bigger software packages such as Hostawy, Kigo, Streamline, or VRM because I am scaling and need ...
Paige Kelsey
Disaster!!Out of State Lessons/ ROI Found after bumpy Start
Ohhh shooot! I often hear I can't invest in this market. I get it! I went to look in a less expensive market myself. My answer, Dayton, Ohio. My husband had been there for training for the AirForce so we had a littl...
Ben Morand
Airbnb Arbitrage - Story Time
Hello BP folks,
So I am currently a 21-year-old college student at the University of Florida, as well as a licensed real estate agent. As of right now, I am not making consistent enough income, nor do I have enough i...
Michael Plaks
How 0% capital gain rate actually works
"For the first $40,000 of your income, the capital gain tax rate is 0%! You pay nothing!"
Fantastic, but what does it actually mean?
If I have no job and sell a property for $100,000 - does it mean I pay nothing for...
Gustavo Alvarez
DSCR Loan Prepayment Penalties
Hi there! I applied for a DSCR loan and the terms include vague language indicating they may be a penalty if paying the loan early. Is this common for these types of loans? Is there a typical minimum period where the ...