David Najera
Buying my first house in San Diego at 22
I am a 22 year old student attending SDSU and I'm 2 weeks away from closing escrow on a 4-bedroom house. I thought I'd share my journey and make updates as time progresses. The house is being sold at $380,000, which i...
Alex Ng
MTR in Southern California
Hi, I'm looking to start MTR business in Socal. I'm looking to target travel nurses, corporate professionals, and insurance displaced individuals. What kind of properties should I target? 2/1 apartment units? Studio u...
Pablo Mendez
Coworking - Small studios - for Hair Stylist / Beauty Boutique...
Interesting model. Subdivide a commercial space at busy shopping plaza into small studios designed for hair stylists and beauty boutiques. 100 to 300 square feet, all utilities included, insurance, security as well. ...
Kenneth Garrett
Apartment Bedrooms 2, 1 or Studios
Hey BP Community, Just curious about when your purchasing an apartment building what do you look for in terms of bedrooms. I prefer two bedroom units and a small percentage of 1 bedroom units. Studios are not my fav...
Mike Girard
Ideas for Commercial First Floor in South Philly Duplex?
It looks like I'm close to having my first property (woo hoo!), a duplex in Newbold that has a variance for a commercial first floor. It's set up to rent out as a large studio apartment, but I kind of like the idea of...
Alexander F Pollock
Should I buy the building for my business even if it breaks even as a rental?
Hi,I have the opportunity to purchase the building where I run my music studio. Off the market, the owner is in a 1031 exchange. He's open to selling it to me. He's currently looking for another property to roll over ...
Logan Graham
Commercial Property Analysis
I have been in the multi-family space for a while now but a commercial property just came across my desk and I am trying to run the numbers on it. What are some things to look for that are different from a multi-famil...
Kendall Vrana
Art Studio Questions -- Commercial Property?
Hello again-- Huge thank you to everyone who responded to my last question. Have a trickier one today, I'm very lost, so thank you in advance for your advice! My husband and I own a quadplex in GA. Three of the renta...
Glenn Espinosa
Transition Storefronts
What type of stores/businesses work best in areas transitioning from C to B? I'm doing a market analysis on a 6 unit commercial property and can't come up with potential suitors other than maybe: a cash/check store, b...
Mikael S.
Building a building with studios for vacation rental
Hello BP.I have purchased a lot which is 220 m2 or 2368 square feet in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico and are now gone into construction mode. The plan is a 4 story building with studios for vacation rentals. My builder say...