Daniel Maciag
Advice on living in hood
I am thinking about buying a 3 Unit MF house within 1 hour of train/bus commute to NYC for about 300-400k. The issue is, this is in the hood. I plan on being in and out within 2 years of renovation and renting out eve...
Thomas Flint
Multi family investments in the Hudson Valley NY
Hi all, I’m new to BP and am looking for some advice investing in multi family properties in the Hudson Valley NY. I have cash to invest but I could burn through $200k fast in 25% down payments so the Brrrr concept wo...
Justin F.
Upgrading Underground Powerlines - Trenching PG&E Bay Area
Hi,
I've got underground powerlines and the PG&E vault box is across the street on my neighbors property. PG&E said if I wanted to upgrade my existing 100A electrical panel to 200A, I'd have to trench from m...
Donald Zeller
The Flipping Formula - sat through 2 hour seminar and
walked out during the break to do some homework before shelling out the $2k they wanted to attend the 3 day bootcamp. They said we would get our money back if we didn't triple the tuition amount in 6 months. Though th...
Gordon Olson
What Do Private Lenders Gain?
I just started reading the BRRRR book by David Greene. MIND BLOWN! Up to this point I had only considered the traditional way of borrowing money through a mortgage company.
I am a newbie and am looking to not only p...
Nick Tarantino
What is the best way for me to start in real estate investing?
I have about 100k in savings. I currently live in Austin, TX, but I may move to Florida in one year. Ideally, I would like to have 10% cash flow on each property and the potential for long-term appreciation. A real es...
Jamie Henkin
Negotiating turn key properties
When purchasing a home from a turnkey company, do you negotiate the price based on comps for the area, or do you purchase it at the list price?
Patrick Philip
Tenants boyfriend failed background check, let him on as guest?
Female tenant living alone. I gave her a notice because she had her boyfriend staying there when she was not home. I told her I could add him to the lease if he passed a background check. He did not pass. Now, do I tr...
Avery Rustad
Should Universities Create a Real Estate Investing Degree?
My thesis statement goes as follows: The University of Minnesota should offer a real estate investing degree that enables students to use a student loan to make a down payment on an investment property. A percentage o...
Charlie Anne
What improvements are profitable for rentals?
How do you evaluate what improvements are profitable for rental units?Assuming everything is repainted & clean, what is a good framework to understand the impact of:-new kitchen countertops -bathroom updates-lands...