AJ Wong
Debt Limit Ceiling, mortgage rates and the influence on the RE Market
Just as investors seem to be wading back into the real estate market, the headlines could give many reason for pause. On the Oregon & California Coasts' I've written fairly extensively how the investor market for ...
Kenny Smith
What to do If I find Asbestos?
Hello BP community!I get asked this quite a bit with some of my clients, so I figured I'd share my thoughts on it. If you own a home that was built prior to 1978, there is a good chance there is asbestos somewhere in...
Greg Virgin
Property Management - Charging insurance or Owner for disaster management
I manage a residential single family property for an owner. Last week a very large tree fell on the home causing significant damage to the structure and forcing the tenant to be relocated temporarily while the insuran...
Amanda Keller
Sold my house ! Now what ?
Just sold my house now I want a investment property but I do not have a job to qualify for a home loan what do i do now ?
Account Closed
Real Estate Investing - Many Ties to Entrepreneurship
Hi all,I've been lurking around on BP for probably close to a year now. Closed on my first deal in southern California (duplex) last summer. Most of the time I've spent on here has been learning and asking questions...
Blake Salisbury
Tenant trying to live in garage
We live in a duplex and rent out the other side. Our tenants that are renting out the other side are 3 people who rent the three bedrooms in the house. They want to bring on a fourth tenant and have him live in the ga...
Arjun K.
Water Softener
I bought a unit that should rent for ~$2,000. It has a busted water softener. Costs $900 to fix, and a new unit will run $1,000-$2,000 installed. Also costs $200 to remove.
I'm leaning towards outright removal, bu...
Rob McAllister
Newbe looking for advice. Install sprinkler system?
Hello,I just bought a new house and I am looking into renting out my old house instead of selling. The yard is a concern because it is high maintenance in my opinion. The soil is very sandy and there is no automatic s...
Marek Narewski
Best way to convert 2BR to 3BR in regards to BRRRR
Hi Everyone,This is my first forum post, so be easy on me, I'm a rookie. I closed on my first duplex last week in Connecticut, 2BR/1BA in each unit. I have the option to convert one of the units into a 3BR and plan ...
Matthew Gil
Economic Stimulus Plan
I can't be the only one that thinks that this Economic Stimulus Plan is not a good idea.
The US Treasury is going to go into more debt, so that people can buy more crap at Wal-Mart?
Here is my plan and it is a simpl...