Orlando seems like a great place to buy a rental property then you look at the market and realize how saturated it is. I thought of taking a different angle to profit from this growing city: multifamily to Disney empl...

Hey gals/guys, I'd like to start a simple, easy to read, concise thread for rules evaluating contractors.  Let's try this....max of FIVE rules per person (top 5), label them YELLOW, RED, RUN(somewhat subjective, but g...

Hi folks, I wanted to reach out here to see if anyone has any books you could recommend on buying a business. While there are tons of books that I’ve read about real estate, I want to know if anyone can recommend a bo...

I could not find anything about this on the internet so I thought I’d put it out here. At what point is it necessary to hire employees to assist you in growing your portfolio? What kind of work is delegated to these e...

Hi All,

I've got my eye on 2-3 smaller parks (15-25 units) and wondering how you evaluate the local economy. What metrics do you look for?

I understand that unemployment is a major one and understandin...

Hi All, Not sure I'm posting in the right place but it says this is the Rental Property Management Forum, but it's about the business end.I'm looking for some guidance from other PMs who have created a profit sharing ...

Hi - I'm evaluating a 200+ unit senior living facility that has an assisted living component covering 25% of the units. On standard market rate properties I typically figure that you need 1 full-time manager, and 1 ma...

I think I am getting the hang of this, but it is still wishy washy in my mind.  The on site people at a complex are going to do the day to day work, and the "property management" line on the expense line are the ones ...

I have a SD 401k which has an LLC as the plan sponsor. I take distributions from the LLC as the single member. I want to start putting 100% of my distribution into the 401k as a ROTH contribution. If my normal distrib...

I am relatively new to BP.  This is my first post, but I have been listening to the podcasts and have already read several books.  I am a physician and have recently terminated my solo practice 401K plan as the fees w...