Emy Bernardo
Shared Utilities - best way to divide costs
Hi all - we have an ADU in our single family home and have been including the cost of utilities in the ADU rent. We recently started charging our tenants a $100 flat rate to help cover some of our soaring utility cost...
Emmanuel Sasu
Sherman Bridge Lending User Beware!!
Sherman Bridge Lending-User BewareFalse promises, bait and switch hidden fees and spiked interest rates.Name of their game-- keep you locked in the hard money as long as possible.I've been using Sherman Bridge for the...
Kal A.
First duplex purchase - edge of being a deal and termites?
Hi BP community,If you could take some time, I'd appreciate your feedback on an analysis of my first deal. I'm investing in Iowa and i'm targeting a 10% CoC return with at least $100/unit cashflow. The property: It's ...
Neal Collins
Inspector makes tenants water bill shoot up $3,000
A single family house we manage is under contract to be sold, and during the due diligence phase the inspector left the water running in the kitchen and the bathroom for a full two hours. Water in Portland is billed o...
Derek Horn
100k income in 7.5 years
So a buddy of mine introduced me to this site a few months ago and I have been reading and trying to educate myself ever sense. It’s honestly a little overwhelming so I figured I would finally post and seek out some a...
Martin Saenz
Note Pricing has gone up….BUT
The pricing for non-performing notes has increased the last few years, but I’ve still been steady buying because:1) When you buy from sellers you have relationships with, there will always be inventory that makes sens...
Mindy Jensen
Looking for an Automatic Emergency Water Shutoff - Does it exist?
Our MHP is located in Maine. Water is submetered, but a tenant in the throes of eviction had a pipe burst, didn't do anything about it and now I'm on the hook for a hefty water bill.Since we're in Maine, freezing pipe...
Maggie Thompson
Is this duplex a good deal? New investor here.
I am a new investor and looking for insights into this investment deal from others. I am also new to duplexes, but trying to house hack etc and then turn it around as a potential investment property on both sides. Goo...
Geoffrey Buscho
SBA(504) Loan Lessons Learned on Commercial Real Estate
Hi BP Community!We are getting set to close our biggest CRE investment here in about two weeks and since it is a hybrid of creative financing and an SBA 504 loan, we wanted to share some lessons learned since we have ...
Mike Hasson
Challenges with owning rural properties?
Hi! I'm looking at some rural properties, specifically in Ohio, within 1-2 hours of Columbus - but mostly asking in general - to investors who buy or own rural properties...
How difficult has it been, in your experie...