Nate Julian
Seller finance! What do I do next???
So I have been dreaming of purchasing these properties for a long time. I’ve known the timing wasn’t right so I didn’t pursue, but last week I said screw it and showed up at the owners house. We’ve never met, owner in...
Dylan Barnard
Spanish Speaking Leads
Good afternoon BP,So my wife and I have been experimenting with Facebook ad campaigns and have gotten a few leads so far, but they have mostly been Spanish speaking and don't seem to speak English. We have specified o...
Jeffrey Chang
Should I ask my tenant to pay for this?
Hello.I have a rental property that I manage.Tenant complained of sewer smell coming from the basement so I called a plumber to come out. The plumber found that a cap covering the sewer pipe was opened by boxes that ...
Alexander Witt
Early Termination - Advice Needed
Hi all! I am a amateur landlord who is looking for opinions on what others would do and have done in this situation. For context, I purchased a duplex in 09/2020. Lower tenants have occupied since 11/2020 and upper te...
Steve Ehrman
Fans in apartments don't vent outside.
We have an 8 unit apartment building. Although we have owned it for 4 years, we just realized that the bathroom and kitchen fans don't vent outside the building. They vent under the roof.We are in the Detroit MI are...
Rich Gabrio
Best structure? 1031 Improvement Exchange and TIC establishment
As an investor, I've completed a number of 1031 exchanges over the last several years, and as such have become familiar and very comfortable with the process. I also find them be a great tool to creatively structure d...
David Carroll
IRA - To keep or not to keep
I have both a traditional Ira and a Roth IRA. I’m trying to decide if I should roll them into a self directed Ira or a solo 401k or even taking the hit, paying the taxes and pulling it all out. The reason is to invest...
Jameson Hedin
Can I qualify for tax exemption if I lived in home 23 months in the last 5 years
I have 2 questions that I would love if someone had insight into. 1) as the title says, we don't quite reach 2 years for the tax exemption. We were one month short before renting it out. We closed in May 2018 and th...
Nick Bruckner
Alaskan Investor Learning Curve: flat roofs
Obviously flat roofs aren’t curved. Or sloped. That can be a problem in Alaska. Buildings in parts of the country have these cheap to build lids without issues. In Southcentral Alaska, where there are big snow loads a...
Shaquetta Chittams
On the market for over a year
I live in the Baltimore area and there is a house that's been on the market for over a year. What should I look for when looking at this property? What questions should I ask? Is offering the Linda McKissack's 10% a ...