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Hi BP community, I’m somewhat new to real estate investing so I’m looking to get your expert opinion. I own a single family home in Livermore, CA that I have up for sale with the idea of doing a 1031 exchange into a 3...
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Who here is working the short-term rental market in Chicago? I am a Chicago native, working in development for the last six years. I’d like to expand my investment portfolio into STRS, but it’s been challenging to get...
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Hey there,
First time home buyer and after going into contract, we discovered there were open code violations on the garage conversion to ADU. House is in San Jose, CA. They did disclose that the inside of the ADU wa...
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Hello, I am rookie investor. I am looking at building ADU's in a specific Denver neighborhood. I know that they would rent for far more than they cost. But I am curious how much contributory value they would add. The ...
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Hello BP community,I've posted a couple potential deals over the last few months and I know some of you were eager to hear how they went since they were SFH with ADU adds. We didn't pull the trigger on them because e...
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Looking for advice on when/how/what to invest for first property with my current situation:
Husband + wife, 3 kids and 1 due in September. Currently crammed into 2 BR apt and need more space ASAP.
Option 1 we consid...
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Hi everyone, I've decided to move to Ventura CA in June. I've started my search for houses and I really want to house hack. So thus far there are couple of options that I am considering.1) Find a house with big lot an...
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Hello All. The past few months I have been doing much research in rental properties and wish to buy one soon. I currently live in the Twin Cities but am looking to relocate to San Diego area if all goes well with my j...