Samuel Watts
Which flooring to use?!
Hello, I am just buying my first rental property and it needs new flooring in the bedrooms and kitchen. The rest of the home has brand new oak hardwood and the kitchen has oak cabinets. Both are a lighter oak color. I...
Sam Leon
Tow Away signs on rentals
How does those tow away sign work? I have seen some signs that has the name and number of a nearby tow company mounted on buildings. Are those signs obtained from the tow companies? What is the process?I am in the ...
Boruch Leivi Bartfield
First Time Apartment Building Syndication
Dear BP,I had a quick question:I have located a tertiary market in PA.I see a few 10 unit buildings that have a 10 CAP (at advertised) asking between 450-500k and NOI's of between 40-50k. On paper they have great valu...
Adam Ulery
Portland neighborhood in Louisville
I'm looking at potentially investing in properties in the Portland neighborhood. I'm looking for local seasoned investors who can tell me if this neighborhood is showing signs of improving. Thanks for any insight!
Coty Vann
Foundational Strategy for Getting Started in my Local Market
Hey all,
My name is Coty and I've lived in Raleigh for 2 years now. I'm originally from upstate NY, and this type of living is very new to me. I've always had the goal of getting into real estate investing. It's cl...
Christopher Bohar
Question regarding double closings...
I've had a nagging question regarding double closings as I am just starting out in the wholesaling side of real estate and would like to know something before I start out. As far as double closings are concerned (I am...
Kumar Gaurav
Confused while shopping for HELOC!
The concept of HELOC is new to me but I learnt this can be secondary lien that gives an opportunity to pay off loan quickly. I am shopping around but having a hard time to compare and contrast since the product is not...
Samuel Brant
AirBNB Arbitrage Iowa
Hello BP community,
Lately, I have been throwing the idea around of doing an Airbnb arbitrage in my local market of Ames, IA. I have a few long-term single-family houses, but I have never jumped into the short-term r...
Peter Morgan
Good idea to switch to Luxury Vinyl Tile flooring from Wooden?
Hello,I had a partly damaged wooden floor in one of my rentals five years ago but I did not do a good job back then hiring the right contractor as I was a noob and back then they installed prefinished flooring with c...
Michael Plaks
Another anti-REI trap in the tax reform, Senate version
My favorite tax analyst, Toni Nitti of Forbes, posted this troubling article. Here is the short version:The Senate version limits the 23% deduction afforded to pass-through entities to the 50% of the wages paid by the...