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https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/02/oregon...So the Oregon Senate just passed a bill to make Oregon the first U.S. state to have rent control everywhere in the state and NOT allow cities/jurisdictions to opt o...
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Good day my fellow investors!
My name is Gene and I am about as green as you can get with regards to my real estate background. Cheers to the newbies! I am beyond excited for this new path in life that I stumbled u...
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The house is in a non appreciating area....section 8 renters will be my tenants. Not sure if the numbers will allow me to refinance enough cash out for another project. At 10,500 purchase price cash from my pocket....
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Looking at converting our detached 3-car garage into a 2-bedroom standalone adu home. Current 5 bedroom home has its own 2 car garage & carport.
Bought my home this way with 3 car garage already permitted.
I...
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Hey BP community! I just met with a lender and I qualify for a 350k mortgage (currently dont own anything). I also have 300k cash on hand and own a GC company so can have some work done at cost.I live in Maine and w...
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Getting my first property soon. Will be a sfr in the states. Currently, I am a US citizen (born and raised in Florida), but I live and work in Shanghai, and I have been here since 2014. I have no formal W2, since Chin...
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There are a lot of properties in my area that are fairly old, especially multifamily properties. I wanted to create a checklist of potential major problems to look out for when considering older properties (pre-1960 b...
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I’m having trouble finding my leads then when I do find them they never pick up or call back , any tips??
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Hi All,I own a rental property in a condo development in NYC. One unit a few condos away is vacant (owner was foreclosed on). There is not heat in that unit and the water pipes keep breaking. As a result, they had to ...
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I see a lot of investors get excited about depreciation because property values usually go up, but investors can report they went down on their taxes.I am skeptical this is actually an advantage.For example, commercia...