Zachary Sharpell
Does bad street condition make it hard to attract tenants?
I had a recent walkthrough of a potential duplex investment in San Diego, and it definitely needs work. One of my concerns is the condition of the road leading up to the driveway of the duplex. The asphalt is non-exis...
Jeff Tumbarello
Here is an interesting twist
Par for the course, the pundits are wrong again. The down turn was going to keep people working. When you are 59 and laid off, your best bet is to retire.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-retireme...
Matthew Allen
Is This Sale Lease Back Strategy A Bad Idea
Tell me whether this is a good idea or not.
Throughout the year I come across situations where people need to sell there home due to a variety or reasons, job loss, income loss, health, divorce, etc. In other words,...
Daniel Rutherford
Increase in Property Value
I recently completed a renovation to a property which increased it's appraised value significantly. I've recorded the original purchase of the property as well as the improvements in Quickbooks. However, since QB se...
Tracy Layton
Self Insure or Landlord Policy?
I have 6 rentals, 5 of which have no mortgage. My landlord policies for the 6 currently total $7,363/year. My fiancé owns 5 rentals and doesn't carry insurance on any of them. He is trying to convince me to drop my po...
Carl Stigall
Student loans in collection
Hey BP,
I'm currently in a situation where I'm too much of a liability for any type of loan or mortgage. My student loans are in collections and I'm currently in a rehabilitation program to get my loans out of defaul...
Simon Dean
Millennial paying parents mortgage
Hello, I’m new here and thank you in advance for your support. Long story short, the choices I made in life reluctantly led me back to living with my parents and I now pay their mortgage. My name is not on the mortgag...
Mat Lewczenko
Does it pass the "Time Test"
I just read a really interesting article about time management.
The only commodity we have is time, we trade our time for money, and based on the activities we do within those finite chunks of time, determines our s...
Jonatas Silva
Condos
hey guys and girls!I need help.Asking price: 200kIs this a good deal or no deal?Thank you!
Gaynor Pendleton
Investing as a Non US Resident
Hello all, I am a non US resident, come from the land down under 'Australia' and have been dabbling in real estate in the US for the last 18 months. Such a fantastic opportunity to gain financial independence, altho...