Brent Zande
How do you check out your GC before the work starts?
I read a Facebook post recently in a Real Estate Investment Group that was asking for advice about suing a GC that took the investors money and did not perform the work. This is a fairly common theme in these groups, ...
Nicholas Weckstein
Do you lease or buy your vehicle ?
I’m curious what the community here has to say.
My dads in the car business and swears by leasing. I’m all about wealth building and assets and I think buying is the better option.
I’m currently torn between buying...
Ben Cochran
1031 into a brewery startup
In about 3 months I'm selling a property that will profit about $345k. I'd like to leverage this with a 1031 exchange into a new brewery startup. Although not a 1031 expert I have a general understanding of the proces...
Michael Baum
Lending on Short Term Rentals. What I discovered and confirmed.
Hey everyone. There has been a few posts about lending on STRs. Some have said that a working Short Term Rental is worth more than a similar comp in the same area based on that revenue.
I have said for years, along w...
Mary Jay
how do you keep truck of things to do on multiple properties
Do you guys keep stocky notes? Or just write things in calendar?For example: dont forget to call a handyman to service AC in property 1 or dont forget to make sure property management company gets a handyman to paint ...
Davon Lowery
Don't be so trusting...?
So, we fired our last handyman last month and we've been looking for a new one to knockout a few jobs we have. We found a guy last week, (on CL) seemed to have a troubled past; but hey, I wasn't taught to judge ppls c...
John Chapman
requirements by fire department are killing me- help
I am developing a duplex off of a narrow street. The duplex will be set back about 150' from the street and is serviced by a 20' wide alley. The fire chief is requiring me to put in sprinklers in my duplex becaus...
Matthew Paul
Screen tenants real good or deal with this
Friend of mine is a utility contractor , with 6 units he rents . One is next to his house , and his business . He rented to this 24 year old guy , a 1 bed , 1 bath . Just him and no pets . Guy used twin brothers ID ....
Bogdan Naescu
My tenant wants a dumpster - good or bad idea ?
Hello BP Community,One of my properties is a small multifamily with 1 general store on the 1st floor and 2 apartments above.My commercial tenant (the general store) is asking permission to place a long term dumpster i...
Mack Swenson
Left Job & Not Going back - New(ish) RE Investor / Private Money Lender Columbus, OH
Hello Everyone. I'm coming back into the Real Estate Investing community after being away for about 15 years. I live in Columbus, OH, and will start investing in this area but would like to expand outside of Columbu...