Eric Long
Using the Seller as a PM through their Company?
I just came under contract for a duplex that is managed by the seller's company. I am planning to live in the unoccupied side and was fully expecting to pay for a property manager from the start. However, he offered t...
Jacob Rincon
What materials to use to maximize ROI and sell quickly
Hello BP community!I'm planning on renovating my first flip this month and i'm wondering what materials everyone likes to use to maximize their return on investment, create more appeal to the home, and still remain co...
Binod G.
How to get conventional financing for commercial properties
I am in contract to buy a commercial property but I having an hard time finding a lender who would finance because it is bit leased out yet. I am planning to close, renovate and lease it out. Looked into bridge loans ...
AJ Wong
Could massive mortgage rate drop supercharge refinances and DSCR investments?
The FED left interest rates unchanged today and indicated that they are likely to begin cutting several times in the coming year. The mortgage market has responded with one of the largest daily rate drops in my two de...
Jon Holdman
Tax benefit for sale of primary changes from 2 of 5 to 5 of 8
I found this when reviewing the new tax bill and posted about it in another post. Its not something I've seen mentioned in any of the news coverage. But very significant to folks here. This tax bill has a HUGE cha...
Trey Leigh
Am I looking at this correctly?
I was looking at some of my spreadsheets and was trying to figure my overall rate of return on a house once it is paid for in the future, with the following assumptions, are my calculation right?
Purchase ...
Matt R.
Top cities for evictions and Top cities for least evictions
Evictions suck no matter what. Sometimes I read on BP some new folks are told to look for locations that are easy to evict vs looking for locations that just have fewer evictions per captia. Here are the highest and ...
Benjamin Lenz
Why you shouldn't build a Jr. ADU in California
For those of you who live in California, you may think you can "Triplex" your home by tacking on an ADU and Jr. ADU to your existing dwelling. From what I've gathered (at least in my city), the truth is that you CAN d...
Grant Rothenburger
Will Cleveland Real Estate Go Down If Lebron Leaves Again?
Not sure how many of you BP'ers follow the NBA so here is a quick background and look into what could happen:Lebron James plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He left them in 2010 to go to Miami. When he left, I remembe...
Joel Gulstrom
The equivalent power of real estate investing
I'm relatively young investor (30) working on putting my first rental property under contract. This community seems to have a fairly low view of stock market investing which is fine, but I thought the following compar...