Bernard Mugume
Why choose Uganda
COMING TO UGANDAWhen and why did you decide to come to Uganda?I came to Uganda in 1987 after my high school to visit my elder brother, Mohammed El Hamid, the owner of Pan Afric Impex. I was supposed to proceed to t...
Kenneth LaVoie
Strange odors ... locating and eliminating
We have 3-4 units out of 48 that have "mystery odors" -- We have had no luck in getting rid of them or pintpointing their location. they've VERY old buildings but there's no carpeting so once we do, we SHOULD be able ...
Jonathan Bowen
Maintenace and Repair Allowance Percentage on Income and Expense Statement
I am currently listing an eight unit building which includes seven residential units and one commercial unit and have provided the seller of that building a pro forma income and expense statement with a 5% of e...
Rachel Schlabach
Pros/Cons of landlord *choosing* (gasp!) to pay all utilities
Choosing to pay utilities seems antithetical to most advice I've heard, but hear me out.My husband and I just bought our first investment property. I am a nurse, he is a surgical resident. As the one with more free ti...
Evan Kline
$2.5M cabin deal strategy
Hey all, I think I'm heading the right direction on this deal, but wanted to ask the community to point out any flaws or issues. THE DEAL36 acres, 6 cabins next to national forest in western NC. (there's an "office bu...
Dan Cahill
Best up and coming, fast growing locales
Curious people's thoughts on fast-growing, potentially undervalued areas of the country with significant future appreciation potential. How do you collect and analyze data on this, and how do you apply it to your buy...
Shannon Persha
Potential offer for first duplex purchase
New investor in the Milwaukee area market. We are very interested in a duplex in the Milwaukee area. List price = $149,000; seller claims she has a cash offer of $130,000 and said she'd accept $140,000 from us (conv...
Ryan Allison
Financing a BRRR deal
Looking for some insight from BRRRR investors... who have you been using for the initial loan (the initial purchase & rehab portion of the project) prior to refinancing? Unfortunately I can not do a 203K, it has ...
Tyler Jordison
FHA Mortgage Insurance
Hello BP, I am getting ever closer to house hacking my first small multi on an FHA loan and have a quick question - We plan on buying with an FHA 3.5% loan, 30 year. I know this comes with two mortgage insurance premi...
Melinda Harris
LLC before buying first Investment
Hey Folks. I am a newbie investor in the DC, MD and VA. Is it a best practice to open up a business as a LLC or whatever other entity before you start buying your 1st investment property to protect yourself financiall...