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Harvey Yergin IV Key control blows! I plan to upgrade all my units to smart locks!
18 October 2018 | 17 replies

I am not trying to deal with a bunch of metal keys or 12pm lockouts. I AM trying to be a higher tech and automated property manager. Therefore, I plan to phase-in smart locks for all my units.

Question: Which smart ...

Daniel Gonzalez Does a bigger downpayment make a deal better
2 October 2017 | 7 replies

Hi everyone,Recently I got into a discussion, which turned into a disagreement with a family member about downpayments. In short I said if a deal doesn't cashflow with a regular downpayment % such as 20-25, throwing m...

Michael Lerch First Potential Flip
24 January 2013 | 11 replies

I got a house under contract for 70k. Just needs paint and cleaning I have budgeted around 2k. Minor bathroom and kitchen updates and appliances around 2.5k.

ARV is $95,000.

Here's the kicker, the seller had it li...

Joshua Land Help with house hack
26 January 2023 | 7 replies

Help for my sister: She has a 5 bedroom home with two bedrooms and a full bath in the basement that is fully furnished. She would like to rent out one of the basement rooms but does not know where to start. Does anyon...

Jack Walker Airbnb SFH - different listing every room?
12 September 2018 | 10 replies

I just recently listened to the BP podcast #210. On the second half of the episode, Sam is interviewed. He mentions that he owns a single family home(SFH) and rents out each room. Has anybody else done this and have a...

Timothy W. Blagojevich under Federal Custody
18 December 2008 | 29 replies

I know I'm not the only one waiting for this a-hole to be behind bars! Seems Blago tried to sell Obama's state senate seat....and now he'll join a long tradition of Ilinois Governors sitting in the clink.

http://new...

Paul Doherty Better off liquidating property & paying taxes to get notes?
3 March 2015 | 11 replies

If I'm going to sell a property do you think I'm better off avoiding the taxes and investing 100% of it into 2 or 3 additional properties, or would I make more money by simply paying the capital gains tax on the proce...

Chris Clothier Do you Email 'Hot Deals of the week'?
24 November 2011 | 12 replies

Traditional wholesaling models have always been to gather a bunch of emails (build a list) and then send out emails with your 'hot deals'. I do not use this method and have not for several years and am experiencing h...

Andrew S. Live in rehab house hack story
30 December 2018 | 2 replies

Hello BP community, I would like to share my story about my first investment property. It's a longer post than The strategy I chose is a live-in rehab house hack duplex. My journey into real estate investing has been ...

Autumn Churchill What was your first real estate investment? What could you have done better?
4 November 2023 | 21 replies

Hi everyone! My name is Autumn, and I am a Financial Consultant. I plan to buy my first multifamily property within 1-2 years through an FHA loan. Before I buy, I plan to spend my time learning as much as I can to be ...