George P.
When lending ~15k to rehabber short-term, what to look out for?
I have been (briefly) pitched by a rehabber who needs $$ to rehab multi-units, occupy and resell 18-24 months later. Promises 8% and percent of profit upon closing. Claims it'll be secured by 1st lien (I have to menti...
Lei L.
How to protect Vacant Home while rehabbing
Just start to rehabbing and would like to know what is the most effective way to secure a vacant property in rehabbing stage. I read about the topics online and it seems that Dog, CCTV, light are useful. Without Wifi,...
Clayton Gray
"Secrets of the Canadian Real Estate Cycle" -book review
Just had a read of this book written by REIN (Real Estate Investor’s Network) creator Don R Campbell, as well as Kieran Trass an expert of real estate cycles and Greg Head and Christine Ruptash of Strategic Real Estat...
Ron Quinn
Turnkey providers in Kansas city
I have been providing rehab services to turnkey companies for the past 2 years, I have noticed tons of problems with process, systems, honesty, pm services and tenant screening to name a few. I am curious if a person ...
Vishakha Penney
Tenant installed alarm without consent. Can I ask for code?
I texted my tenant tonight to let her know I would be coming by with an appraiser. She responded that she would need to be home because of the alarm. Alarm?? They installed an alarm system without asking permission or...
Sonny Dong
Managing entrance on Duplex?
Securing a duplex and house hacking one side. Each side is 3/2.5. Would it be wise to install a RING doorbell to monitor who goes in and out of the unit since I would be renting out by room? (renting out by room would...
Daniel Dietz
What Counts as Hours for Real Estate Proffesional Designation?
Hello All, I have been doing some reading up on how to use 'excessive losses due to depreciation' and of course came across the Real Estate Professional Designation for tax purposes. This is realated to buy-n-hold ren...
Matt Webb
What are the dangers of giving a tenant free wifi
Heyo,I'm new to BP and just bought my first home. I decided to start home hacking and renting out my walkout basement. I have very good internet and thought it would be nice to offer "free wifi" but not sure of the da...
Rich Hupper
Probate Deal Finding Strat
Hi BPI finally have a system for finding probate deals. There is a website in Massachusetts that allows you to search the probate case files. What I do is the following1) search for all cases open 2) google the decede...
Daria B.
NPN and Chapter 7 vs NPN Ch13
hi all-I've purchased NPN that were in BK13 and understand the implications of the BK13.I understand what Chapter 7 means as well, but, what I'm missing is how the workout generally goes. Is it a foregone conclusion t...