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Hi BP fam! I am looking at my first MF deal and it looks great. My only question is the seller will only sell if I purchase the frontage road it sits on, which is an extra $1.2 million. Is this normal? What are the pr...
Hello, my name is Bruce. I'm new to the investment arena and have a question about the ratio of quality investment opportunities to the number of investors seeking opportunities. With the popularity of real estate ...
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First post. Looking for extra eyes to analyze these numbers. It's my first rental on my own and this is my first time using BP calculators. I did past analysis with a mortgage calculator app and excel so I'm curiou...
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I've noticed in general that a lot of SFH have unpermitted units (studio or 1 bed/bath). I also know that it is quite common in SF and Oakland to rent these out to folks who are ready to pay rent due to the lack of af...
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My partner and I are considering a 9 Unit in a flood zone. Aside from the cost of extra insurance, what can we expect for cost increase on the loan side? Will many banks not touch the property because of the flood zon...
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Greetings Family!Currently own two rental properties. I have been going back and forth on whether to open a LLC. When is the best time to do so? It's important this year, to get all my possible tax benefits or anythin...
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Hello Folks,Background: I have very little real estate experience. I'm looking to start investing in single family houses in my local area. I have a decent amount of remodeling and building experience. I've been toyin...
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It's that time of the year, I decided to do my taxes early this year and submitted my tax return last week. As I'm going through my rental leases today, I realized I forgot about a one month vacancy in one of my prope...
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Hey folks, I'm looking for some advice regarding the ROI of converting a garage that's under the house (with basement access) to living space.
The house is a high-end single fam and it already has 1 detached garage a...
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Thinking of adding a new line to separate out my work calls from real estate investing calls.Does anyone have any suggestions on utilizing either one or more extra phone numbers on one single device? I currently have...