Shawn Thomas
Type of LLC for RE Investing
I know there’s different types of LLC’s, which is the best for real estate investing? Single member?
Hugh Scarlett
Metal Roofs
I am intrigued as to what the American attitude is to metal roofs in city locations. Apart from commercial/industrial they don't seem to be used with the overarching preference being Asphalt. Is this a code issue or a...
Austin Arseneau
Best Way to Get Started
Hello BP community!My wife and I are currently working towards buying my first property. Our goal is to buy, renovate, rent, and repeat. I have a lot of questions about real estate, but the overarching question I have...
Sean Ridlon
Section 8 and Fair Market Rent
Ok guys, I have a question. I own a SFR that's currently rented to a nice lady who is on Sec 8 to help her out paying the rent. How does Sec 8 calculate the Fair Rent for the house? Is it based on the neighborhood, th...
Jackie Comitino
How to pick a market
How do you narrow down a market when you have such a broad range of options? Im on Long Island, NY and I want to start researching markets that would be around a 3-4 hours drive from here. Parts of Connecticut, upstat...
Ted Finn
First time investor needs some strategic help
Hey all, I will keep this brief. I recently got into real estate investing and have found BP to be a great help. I have a property that I got under contract for what I believe is a great price and would love some advi...
Gregory Schwartz
Driving for dollars works!
Driving for dollars really works...
My wife and I were driving around a prime house hacking, 4-plex neighborhood when we noticed a house that jumped out as a value add gem. As we took a closer look, we realized that ...
Arman Ali
Thinking about an ADU, Airbnb rental in College Park GA (6 minutes driving from ATL)
Hello –
I currently own a single family home in College Park GA with a lot of backyard space. It is very close to the ATL airport (about 6 minute drive) and think there could be an opportunity to rent to folks on a ...
J. Martin
HUD-1, Taxes, and Capitalization: How to account for a new purchase at Tax Time
Each year, after I purchase a property, I have to re-look up how to treat the various items from the HUD-1 (closing statement) when preparing my Schedule E. I am NOT an accountant, but I did find this article by one E...
David Yu
Asset Protection & Legal Entities
I know there are stores that have an entity hold the real estate and have another company as an operating company in case of lawsuit. I'm trying to think how does work for real estate owners. If you have a LLC to ho...