Susan Tan
Why Househacking n SF Bay Area is not for me
Only from experience of walking around quiet suburbs and touring properties did I finally realize that house hacking in SF Bay Area is not for me. This month, I've toured a number of condos & single family houses ...
Paula Samuel
AirBnB a Pandora's box of nightmares
Back in 2008 when the real estate market took a dive, many of my clients were upside down and risked losing their properties. I began to offer them an alternative means to keeping their properties viable, short term ...
Andre M.
Mixed use properties
Anyone have experience with mixed use properties? I spotted a building with a leased first floor retail operation, and two empty apartments (wonder why) above.What are some of the advantages, and disadvantages with th...
Thomas Azoury
Convert garage w tenants
Hi all. Long time BP fan, first time poster. I own a SFH in Santa Barbara County (it's in an unincorporated area between SB and Goleta.)Ive had wonderful tenants since buying the property in late 2017 and have raised ...
Lissa Harre
Advice on living in basement and renting main areas
I own a 5 bedroom 3&1/2 bath house with a finished basement. I’m hoping to live in the basement and rent out the top 2 floors. How should I split utilities, HOA, ect?Can I limit the rental to not include the backy...
Karissa Sampson
Hot water baseboard heaters (gas)-Keep or install ductwork?
House is in a B+ neighborhood. Has a hot water baseboard heat (gas) and no ductwork. No central AC. Located in Colorado. July/August can be quite hot. 1/3 of the rental listings in town have central AC, the rest do no...
Henry Chan
small 2 family rental deal analysis
Hi folks, first time posting here, I am currently looking at a very affordable rental property, I have looked over the numbers but would love your feedback. I have this nagging feeling that I am being too optimistic o...
Jordan Graham
Looking for Help Navigating City of La Mesa Guidelines
I recently parked my RV on my property in La Mesa and have been renting it out on Airbnb for the last few months. Before going this route, I did a lot of research on other Airbnb's in La Mesa and discovered there are ...
Stephen N.
How important is a dishwasher
I'm about to start a new rehab on a starter home in an older neighborhood. It is a nice quiet neighborhood. Not a war zone but not really upscale either. the ARV will be $100k.
The house doesn't have a dishwasher....
Hunter Moss
Investing in suburbs of NYC
I am currently under contract on a three family in Midland Park NJ a suburb of NYC. This is going to be a house hack and makes sense for that reason. That being said the 10 other deals in neighboring towns that we wan...