Brian Bellew
Bend, Oregon Investment Thesis
I own three single family rentals in Bend, Oregon that all cash flow pretty well and have good equity positions. Bought in 2010, 2012 and 2013. I now live in Denver but have strong convictions about growth in Bend. ...
Brian Horwitz
Problem Neighbor- loud at 3 am
Hi BP,I have a very nice rental house in a not so great neighborhood in Indiana that had a great tenant. The tenant (2 adults and 3 young kids) moved out because "they couldn't stand the neighbors". I found another gr...
Yulia Garvanovic
A question to HVAC experts
After two HVAC companies serviced the two furnaces in the duplex I own in the course of the last 12 months, the third one discovered that both furnaces have multiple cracks in the exhaust systems. Here is my question:...
Anne Donohue
Ice as slip/fall risk in eastern WA
Hi,I have a primary residence in a cold climate that I want to eventually turn into a rental property. Both the front doorstep and back porch are very slippery when ice forms. The front steps have no grip/texture and ...
Gulliver R.
Typical Monthly STR expenses
Hi All,
I'm doing some STR research prior to buying a property to use for vacation rental and I wanted to hear from you all what are the typical STR monthly expenses? I can think of mortgage, taxes, insurance, STR in...
Jason Merchey
What Are Your Decision-Making Strengths?
“Perhaps we think of others’ failures as the blunders of unintelligent or incapable individuals because we want to convince ourselves that we can succeed at a similar endeavor despite the obvious risks. In most cases,...
Nella DiBenedetto
Bend Real Estate and High Interest Rates
Hello! I am going back and forth with a deal I am currently in and need BP help! If anyone is familiar with the Bend, OR market please feel free to message me in my inbox so we can chat more. I found a deal in the Old...
Manmath D.
Trespasser's damaging chainlink fence.
So I took over this duplex last year. There was 4 ft tall chain link fence on back of the property. Right behind is an easement where there is lot of foot traffic( mostly from low income apartment down the street and ...
Christina Tsutsui-Tharp
New broker/owner-when do I grow team
I just opened my own brokerage in May in Central Oregon (Bend area, not Eugene) and am trying to decide when is the right time to bring on some other agents?
My long term goal is to have around 7 full time agents an...
Rema Organ
Lifestyle investing- resort condo
I’ve looked through the fb page and in the forums but can’t find much in regards to this topic. I’m curious on what people opinions are on investing condos in resorts. I’ve heard people refer to them as Condo-tel. Doe...