Pat Hamilton
Rental License / Rental Suitability --- huh
So, I just purchased my first investment property in Philadelphia. It needs minor work I think (it definitely needs new flooring and painting, but I also might want to replace the ugly kitchen and bathroom). I will ...
Lorene Fleming
International investing
Hello, BP family,
I have some general questions on international investing, specifically a planned community lot in Mexico. Is anyone here on BP familiar with investing in Mexico?
I have researched t...
Chris Smith
How does short term/monthly rent affect cap rate/price?
I've been practicing running numbers on various deals in town and I found this 22 unit apartment listed in Tampa, FL. The apartments are located in a central location in Tampa and the owner has converted them to short...
Thomas Youngman
Property Investment in Portugal
Hi,The purpose of this post is to connect with anyone interested/actively investing in the Portuguese Real Estate market. I am moving to Portugal in March 2019 and wanted to connect with fellow Property investors. The...
Mark S.
Missing Garage Doors?
I am about to close on a turnkey property in Memphis, TN. One thing I just noticed is that there are no garage doors in what was previously a two-car garage before they did the rehab. It basically looks like a cover...
TD Wolf
Sell flip at a loss or turn it into a rental?
Ok, so there's a whole back story (and tons of lessons learned--see more on that below) wrapped up in this question, but it essentially boils down to this:I started a flip in April with a hard-money loan. It started ...
Brandon Sowers
Fair rate and fee increases from your PM
My PM firm is located in NC and we manage just over 800 doors. Our management fees have gone basically untouched for the better part of 10 years. Our firm has a very simple fee structure that includes 8-10% of RENT CO...
Arlen Chou
W Oakland/Lake Merritt vs. Central San Jose vs. Bay View areas of SF for next investment
Hello Everybody,I have replied to a few question, but this is my first question to BP. My back ground is in house hacking and most recently into buy/holding a few small MF on the SF peninsula, specifically Mountain V...
Shafi Noss
Total Return for Multifamily Syndication Investment?
Hi everyone, I was talking with an investor friend the other day and he asked me a question I didn't have an answer for. He asked "So if I were to invest 100k in a multifamily deal, how much would I make total over a ...
Jay M.
REO vs. uninformed buyers
Hello All, I have a question regarding bank fantasy pricing vs. buyers totally overpaying. This is the scenario. Bank bought back foreclosure, loan amount was for $208k a couple years ago. Buyer realized he overp...