J. Martin
Capital Expenditure Costs: A Case Study on SFR & 4plex - What do you use?
I was surprised by the amount of long-term costs I calculated and even more surprised by what my biggest costs were going to be!!!! I also learned about better ways to estimate long-term expenses. Flooring and interio...
Dan Borecki
Looking to get a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) in MA
Hi All, I have owned my owner occupied 3 family property for around 2 years now, put in a bunch of work on it and am looking to get a home equity line of credit on it while rates are still low and property values are ...
Robert Burns
Lease Option Selling Price
I am working with lease options and have a question about the final selling price at the end of the lease. If the lease option selling price is the price in the lease option agreement at the inception of the lease, h...
Kirsten Ostby
Commercial Landlords with a Bar as a tenant during COVID
Those of you who have a Bar as a tenant, how are you handling the current situation? This is assuming they are not paying rent. I have a Bar/brewery tenant and they are claiming to be in a dire situation, awaiting gov...
Celia Moore
New Threats to Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges...
In our almost 30 years of time in the 1031 Exchange business, we have had at least a half dozen serious attacks on Section 1031’s existence. Although the 1031 Exchange has been in existence for almost 100 Years, it is...
James Park
Investing $1,000,000 and making $100,000 passive income a year outside of real estate.
Several people asked this question of how to invest a $1million to get a safe return of 10%. Many of advice given were buy 10 SFRs for $100,000 each, 5 SFRs for $200,000 or a $1,000,000 apartment and collect $100,000 ...
Kaleb Carsten
Help!! I've inherited a bad tenant!!
Hey BP,I need some help. I just closed on my first property at the beginning of this month. It's a duplex that I bought in a partnership with my parents. My parents put up the capital but have said they want no part i...
Charles Ma
New Construction Condos in San Francisco - Sell or Hold?
Hello BP nation - I've got a development project in SF that I'd like to share some details on. I'd like to just get this project out of my own head for a bit and try to solicit some different opinions on exit strategy...
Eli Sunderland
northeast minneapolis market
Hi guys!Quick question for you:I'm currently looking to buy my first property, which I will "house-hack." I'm currently analyzing a property that is in Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota, specifically west of 35W. I'...
Mitchell Litam
Is BRRRR a risky strategy for first time buyers?
Hello BP Family!After listening to multiple podcasts and reading books it seems like the BRRRR method is well received and makes so much sense because it allows your money to go further.My question is it tougher to do...