Reed Goossens
Questions You Should Ask Your Broker When Buying U.S. Real Estate
I moved to the U.S. back in 2012; you could classify me as an ‘international investor’ buying U.S. real estate, even though I reside here. Over this period I have dealt with a lot of brokers and agents. I have develop...
Ashvin Dewan
Real estate developer equity split question
Hello
Relatively new to commercial real estate and therefore having some trouble analyzing a deal. Was hoping to draw on the collective knowledge of bigger pockets to get an opinion!
Basically through good fortune ...
Account Closed
Why are rental repair/maintenance reserves a percentage of rents?
I'm confused how using setting aside a percentage of rents for repairs makes sense. And where does that number come from? A $600/mo rental and a $2500/mo rental may have the same reroofing or repipe or mainline or H...
Ace A.
Rental Properties in a RothIRA?
Has anyone tried to put a rental property in a RothIRA?
For a RothIRA, my understanding is that your could put cash, stocks, mutual funds, bonds, real estate, as well as others assets.
With a RothIRA, you pay taxes o...
Richard F.
Agents getting rich...
There were some interesting stats in this month's "Hawaii Realtor". I realize they do not accurately reflect all markets, but nonetheless I feel they illustrate an important point.
Currently, we have approximately 20...
Mike Gorius
Who Pays for Capital Expenditures?
Hi BP,
I'm learning more and more about multi-family investing, but I am having trouble finding the answer to a specific question. If I have a partner that wants to fund the downpayment on a small complex, but then d...
Roman S.
Tenant doing business like activity
Hello fellow landlords. I have a tenant in TN that has been gradually building a pretty extensive garden in the backyard (property has a huge backyard) and transformed the garage into the green house, where they grow...
Joseph Delia
Tenant utility respnsibilities in a semi-owner occupied MIL
I may be overthinking this, but I thought it best to call on the infinite wisdom of the awesome BP community.I just purchased an out of state SFH with separate entry MIL basement suite. It's a major city where I do a...
Davit Gharibyan
Making an Offer on Older Multifamily
Hi fellow investors. I have a silly question. I have been shopping quite a bit older apartment buildings (60-70's). Many properties have outdated kitchens and bathrooms. The units are still functional but in serious n...
Kevin Jorgensen
Expand square footage - rent later?
Hello
I've been away playing the crypto market for fun but am now back with a new question.
My home currently would sell for ~225-250/sqft
But it doesn't really pay to be a landlord where I'm at (Beaverton, OR). In...