Joseph Bisaillon
Newbie from Northern VA (NOVA) / DC Metro
Hello, I'm a new investor from the NoVA area. I just closed on my first investment property in Tampa, FL (20k Down, 5k closing, 80k price). I am saving up cash as I work a full time job to build my portfolio. I was th...
Bill Wells
STR Co-hosting Regulations
My wife and I purchased a property in Gulf Shores back in March to run as a STR. We are self managing remotely from Denver and are doing quite well for running such a short time. We are already Superhosts and are curr...
Shaun Holden
Mobile Home
There is a mobile home in a park I’m working on. The park will not allow rentals and I am not allowed to buy and then sell it. The only way I could think of to make money was to wholesale it and hold the note for the ...
Brian Watkins
Zillow - Cutting out the "middle man" I.E. Real Estate Agents and Wholesalers?
Hello BP community,What are your thoughts on the real estate market going completely virtual in the next 5-10 years? Zillow purchasing Trulia for close to $3B shows the rest of the world they have something up their s...
Jeremy Kuchenbecker
Orlando Market
What is everyone's take on the buy/hold rental market in Orlando? I'm looking at du/tri/quadplexes and having a difficult time finding anything in a +C area with acceptable (10%+) cap rates. I still think we have some...
Jay S.
Vacation Rental Cleaning & Maintenance
I want to purchase vacation rental property in Florida. I have an understanding of how to manage the marketing of the property myself. What I struggle with is how to manage the cleaning, laundry, and maintenance of ...
Char Prado
Seller Financing: How It Works in Home Sales
Seller financing -- when the seller gives the buyer a mortgage -- can help both home buyers and sellers.Seller financing can be a useful tool in a tight credit market. It allows sellers to move a home faster and get ...
Bruce Dalis
Websites
I am investigating building my website. Has anyone used 'Lead Propeller'? It seems reasonable at $49 a month.
J. Tyler Moore
How to be a hardmoney lender - without the work?
Hi everyone!It recently came to my attention that my grandfather has way too much money sitting in a standard savings account earning a pathetic less than 1% interest rate. My grandfather's gears turn in money and I'm...
Brandon S. Pangman
Granite, Quartz, or just plain stupid?!?!
So I am going to be doing a major renovation on a unit. Current rent is $1150 but I believe I can get $1500/1600 if I ball out on the renovation. My question is what type of hard surface countertop would you use? Gran...