Simon Wold
First Multifamily Purchase! Good deal or bad?
Hello All-So I have an 8 unit under contract in Olympia, WA. I would put the address / purchase price on here, but I believe that may not be legal since I haven't closed yet? Anyways, zip code is 98503.Information is...
Alex Macias
Short-term Rental Arbitrage - Cost Segregation
Hello, I have three questions related to one topic. In our short-term rental business, we have two properties under rental arbitrage and one property we own and reside in - also doing short-term rental (house hack). T...
Mindy Jensen
What to do with a Mansard Roof?
I found a really ugly house today. Going for half the price per square foot of the rest of the houses in the area. Huge potential, but one of the limiting factors is the Mansard Roof.Have you ever purchased a house an...
Hans Christopher Struzyna
Find a property or loan first?
Hi, my name is Hans and I am just starting out in the real estate game. I am located in Oakland, CA and I have a question for any experienced investors out there. I am interested in starting out with something between...
Kirk Koskiniemi
Help with Exterior Facelift on Ugly Mansard 5 Plex
I am rehabbing a nasty 5 plex I bought last fall (pics at bottom). Besides redoing the entire inside, I plan to paint outside, install new cedar/cable railing, redo roof with metal, replace doors and windows, paint, a...
Account Closed
Design Test of the Day: Creating Curb Appeal From Ugly Mansard Roof
BP design friends:
What the heck do I do to give this house some curb appeal? Some dormer windows and...help!
Alexander Price
Closed on first rental property
Hello all. I am excited to announce that I closed on my first property. The means for which I accomplished it was not how I envisioned, but it is done. Firstly I’d like to state that this first property was done using...
Chris S.
Transferring personal vehicle to LLC for better DTI
Hello! Hopefully I am in the right area for this question. I recently got into REI and have 2 fourplexes which cashflow pretty well. I am looking into picking up another property, but have a crippling $668 truck payme...
Shriraj Shah
Tax benefit comparison - direct purchase vs syndication
I am trying to analyze whether to purchase an investment rental property in a SFH/MFH on a turnkey basis or via a real estate syndication. Can someone help understand pros and cons from the tax perspective for the sa...
Jack B.
Travel expenses to look at real estate for purchase?
I'm planing a trip to Florida to look at some rental property prospects to add to my portfolio that is currently entirely concentrated in Seattle. Since I don't own any rentals in Florida but am going there to look at...