Jen L.
San Francisco Rental
Hi BP,I'm a long time reader but finally decided to participate! I'm trying to rent out a property in San Francisco. In general, what should I watch out? For the local investors, what special quirk should I be care...
Rich Hupper
Spectrum Funding Group Denver Colorado
Hey everyone I got a promotional email from this company regarding commercial funding. This does not seem legitimate. Below is what was said in their email to me. Can anyone comment on this lender as well as their com...
Cameron P.
Bandit Signs or Not Bandit Signs
Just starting to launch a major marketing campaign. I just sent out 1500 yellow letters and was wondering how else I should market. I'm debating on using bandit signs (in the Michigan area) or not. Any input would be ...
Christopher Salerno
Rolling into Self Directed IRA to lend to flipper/builder
Hi, all. I'm a new investor and want to begin lending hard money. I'm really considering rolling over my IRA into a Self Directed IRA in order to work with a trusted partner who wants to build and flip homes in the ar...
Bryan Hancock
The Wall of Shame - Post About Your Bad Guru Experiences Here
I saw a "Wall of Shame" referenced in another thread and thought it was a great idea that has never been followed through on. The purpose of the Wall of Shame is to out RE gurus that people have had poor experiences ...
Michael Plaks
DEBUNKED: EOY tax planning "tips and loopholes"
Yes, this is an angry kind of post. I don't have much patience or sympathy towards the annual flood of "Terrific End-of-Year Tips to Cut Your Taxes" webinars, podcasts, articles and whatnot. You want a sample of this ...
John Carbone
Warning for STR Pumpers
I’ve mentioned over the past few years to be careful how you pump and promote short term rentals to people in search of real estate. As I said before, when people take loses, they file lawsuits at anyone associated.Di...
Jenny Seaborn
Quicken Rental Management VS. Quickbooks
What is the better software for managing rental houses. Quicken Rental Management or Quickbooks Pro 2016. I did see there is a small forum on this, but I still cannot make a decision. Any further help on this would be...
Jenessa NeSmith
Social Media for Airbnb property
Quick background: We have an in-law suite in our primary residence that we rent out as a separate apartment on Airbnb since December of 2015. Our first investment property just went live on Airbnb this week, and it's...
Izac Sheforgen
House Hacking a Tri-plex or Quad-Plex
I am wondering if you are able to house hack a tri-plex or quad-plex in WI or MN? Are you able to get an FHA loan on these properties by owner occupying one of the units? I know you can get an owner occupied/low perce...