Patrick Philip
Finding distressed commercial properties in a healthy economy?
I talked to a commercial broker asking him if he had any commercial properties I could "flip." He said that since the economy is so healthy right now, there are no distressed properties on the market. He said the fore...
David Arney
Stock Watch: May Portfolio Update
Alright, so it's been another month and I would like to chat a bit about the portfolio I prepared back in the middle of March.
This was two months ago, I felt pretty strongly that the market had bottomed out or was v...
Alan Ford
Smokies STR - 2008-2010?
I know most people on this forum didn’t have STRs in the Smokies back during the last real recession, but are there any folks on here who do have some insight? I think the Smokies is pretty recession proof but would l...
Tom De Napoli
How will the COVID-19 Crisis Impact & Likely Recession Impact RE?
It's 7pm and I just leaned out the window of my Brooklyn apartment to cheer for front line heroes in my city's and the world's fight against the COVID-19 Crisis. This is a new routine I could not have imagined just o...
Matthew Smith
Malls in decline
Hey y'all,I just wanted to start a discussion about the relevance of physical shopping malls. Do you think the environment is changing? Do you think they will still have presence in 10-15 years with the increase in ...
James Masotti
Experienced with BRRRR but analyzing first flip
Submitted an offer yesterday on what will be my partner's and my first flip. There are multiple offers and so the listing agent is calling for last and final by 5pm tomorrow. Looking for some thoughts from the more ex...
Joel Owens
What scanner do you use to track receipts for taxes???
I am looking at www.neat.com
Scans all kinds of documents and what I like is it reads the receipts and auto fills into a report for you for easy tracking and you can ditch the paper.
I even see a mobile application ...
Melissa Faraias
Should I rent to a tenant who is a convicted felon?
Hello BP community,I am relatively new to RE investing and my second rental is currently on the market. A couple in their late 50's want to rent the unit since their relatives live across the street. The woman mention...
Monika Haebich
Expedia Buys HomeAway for $39 Billion
Just saw this article on the HomeAway acquisition that was announced today. What are your thoughts? How do you think this will affect vacation rentals?https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/expedia-buys-homeaw...
Steve Wilcox
Making the Jump to Commercial- Scaling Up
I am currently a residential flipper, as well as buy and hold investor. My ultimate goal is to be a commercial investor, and I have worked the residential angle as a way to gain experience and build capital.
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