Jared Boundy
Electric Wall heater options
Hello BPers,
I'm planning some repairs on a rental property that I'm closing on next week. Went for another look this week and realized the downstairs unit doesn't have heat in the bedrooms. So I'm considering the...
Randy Smith
My Personal Passive Investing Strategy
The evolution of my passive investing strategy has changed over the past few years. As my education and confidence grew in the space, my strategy adjusted as well. In the following article, I will walk through some ...
Greg R.
HELOC 5/5 ARM - too good to be true? What am I missing?
Hi all - I'm looking to pull a HELOC to finance first property / properties out of state (I'm in Cali). Have about $400k in equity in home and considering starting with $100-200k HELOC to have funds available, and to ...
Jeff Lee
Online Payment Services/Help Tenant Build Credit
Does anyone have any experience with online rent payment services that claim to help tenants build their credit? This is what I've found so far and I'm trying to find one with the lowest cost for both landlord and ten...
Jason Bourne
Local Budget Motel Problems
Hello everyone, I have this problem I am trying to solve for my parents. They own a local private motel in the state of Kansas and it is not doing good at all. My dad is having trouble with payments. There are no buye...
Jamie Brayton
1031 to an owned property?
I'm new to 1031s. Are there any creative rules that might help us in the following situation? Are there any other options I am not thinking of?Background: As my husband and I consolidate properties within our family b...
Jaleh Mozafarian
Beginner tax question
Hi. I am new here and would really appreciate some help.
I switched my home into a rental mid year. I had to do bunch of renovations in order to rent it, such as redoing a whole shower that wasn't functional plus so...
Colin Percy
Hello! New Minneapolis Investor relocating from Los Angeles
Hi everybody!I'd like to take this chance to introduce myself as a new Minneapolis investor. I graduated from the University of Minnesota and I currently live in Los Angeles (Mar Vista). In the next 6 months, I plan t...
Andy S.
Fully Occupied--When to raise rent?
I have a 15 unit apartment complex that I purchased at the beginning of the year. Most units are paying $550-575. I turned over 4 units so far and raised rents to $700. The other 11 units are still paying low rent (...
John Gillum
New member introduction
Hello everyone, my name is John Gillum. I am currently a Navy recruiter stationed in Bristol, TN. I am married and have 2 young daughters. I'm extremely excited to start my investing journey here in the Tri-Cities are...