Bryan Clement
Background Checks...... Uh, how do I do this
Hello everyone, rather new to tenant placing. I was wondering what services you all use to do background checks on a tenant? There are several out there and I want to make sure I use a service that is legitimate. Any ...
Alex Breshears
Clearing up something about private lending...
Since I get these questions a lot - I thought going out to the BP community to see what they think might be educational.As a private lender, I've discovered the term is very ambiguous and vague to borrowers. There are...
Meghan McCallum
Trump's Proposed Tax Plan...will it crush our dreams?
Hey guys,I'm not sure how many of you have taken the time or energy to read Trump's proposed tax plan. But, we should all pause and read it with careful consideration. @Brandon Hall has already done a great summary o...
John Tucker
Greek Economic Crash- How does that affect us? (Need Answer)
Hey BP!Now given, before you read this, I am no economic genius, and most likely even ignorant as far this goes, but I have some questions. So with that said, here you go.I've been watching and reading lately about Gr...
Michael Baum
Fed cuts rates by .5%
Just announced. More than many thought including me. I figured 1/4 point then another in a couple of months.Should be interesting to see how things shake out.
Brandon G.
Finding sold listings to learn a market
I hope this is the correct place to list this question....I'd like to start trying to look at sold properties in my area each day to get an idea of what prices things are going for. Other than the MLS does anyone hav...
Anthony To
What is the average cost of drawings and permits?
I'm in San Diego and looking to convert a three car garage into two 1-1 units. The total square footage is roughly 700 sq ft. There is a 2-1 apt above the garages already. The property is in North Park.I spoke to ADU ...
Michael Plaks
RANT: Preparing/Planning/Guessing for the 2nd Trump Tax Plan
Every time we're preparing for a new administration, there's plenty of tax-related noise. The new President is going to do this, do that, yada yada yada.Unfortunately, a lot of financial and tax professionals join thi...
Ryan R.
San Diego Contractors
Hi all,
After months of lurking, reading, and researching, my fiancée and I finally have an accepted offer on a triplex. We are going FHA with a 203k loan. The property has had a recent renovation on two of the units...
Natalie Medved
Furnishing STR Do's and Don'ts
Hi everyone:My husband and I are in the process of furnishing our transforming our second home in the White Mountains (Thornton, NH) into a STR. The market has a lot of baseline - economically friendly STRS but only ...