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Good evening BP. My wife and I are very carefully and cautiously considering purchasing a rental unit. We've been very diligent about saving up for retirement and now that we have a good amount of cash on hand, I'm ex...
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Hello BP Community,I recently started a new direct mail marketing campaign in my Chicago market and wanted to sort of chronicle how it turns out. I actually wanted to post this the first week, but I gave it a little t...
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Hello!I will start by saying that my goal is to have enough cash flow to support my family if I didn't have a job. To do this, I obviously want to purchase more properties, but also make the correct investments in m...
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Can someone who has done these successfully and recently, please highlight the actual logistics of completing a sandwich lease option currently?If I get a property under contract as a lease option from the seller, whe...
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Hi Everyone!I am closing on a property next month that I plan to rent as an Airbnb. Looking for any tips from other Airbnb hosts about what technology is essential vs just nice to have. What has made your life easier?...
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The 2017 Cost vs. Value Data (http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2017/) shows that aside from the installation of attic insulation for no other home improvement project are the costs invested able to be recoup...
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My husband and I are looking to move to a new city and continue to grow our short-term rental / airb&b business there. We have successfully setup 2 places in the mid-west (Kansas City) but are ready for a change o...
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I have been researching into the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, and some of the changes that were announce mid February. I would love hear other thoughts and opinions on how to leverage this, and other program...
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Ok, I’m on my phone and just too lazy to search all the past forums. I want an indoor paint color that I can put in every room, in every rental that I own. You know the routine. Easy to touch up without needing to mat...
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What is the general consensus here? Will we lose 1031 at the higher level? (over $500k)...https://therealdeal.com/2021/0...Realtors, etc. have some pretty fancy lobbyists... but I just don't know. The power of the t...