Susan Douma
Improving 1031 purchased property
Several years ago my husband and I, 1031 exchanged into a home with several unimproved lots. It is zoned R-3. We would like to build multi family on these lots. What are the rules for improving on 1031 exchanged pr...
Scott Esmail
How to do direct mail to an area for vacant lots only
I want to do a mail campaign it's a small town and I want to reach any ownerss with any empty lots, how do I do this ? Can anyone recommend someone I can use for the list and the actual mail pieces.
Amit Chand
help with doorknob removal
Long story short, the door knob pictured will not open. I need to get it off. Having just replaced two door knobs I thought this would be an easy task. I thought wrong.The door knobs I replaced had screws on the insid...
Jonathan Loynaz
First Direct Mail Batch
Hey BPers!So I got a list of 1,200 absentee owners (in-state and out of state) which I began sending handwritten letters to last month (100 a week). So far I've sent all my out of state owners letters (300) and receiv...
Andrew S.
Best products to insulate rigid metal AC ductwork
I have a fairly long stretch of rigid metal ductwork in he crawl space of an mid-50-ies property. Just blank metal. I suspect I have substantial energy losses because of it, but even worse, humid Summer weather is cl...
Sara Blatz
Can you take out a equity line of credit on land?
I’m looking into buying rental properties but don’t have enough money, I’m 21 I don’t have any credit, but have 10 acre piece of land, can you take out a line of credit on that piece of land?It’s not developed there’s...
Luke H.
First-time investor in Tampa, any advice?
I’m looking to start investing in Tampa, FL. BP seemed like a great place to expand my network and hear from others experience so I can make a more educated decision for my first property. Anything helps!
Ana G.
Is this too much to pay for leads ?
Hi everyone,
I'm thinking of selling the direct mail leads from my upcoming Broward Florida mailing. Doing the numbers, I'd need to price each lead at around $200. The leads would be pre-screened, the call recording ...
Craig Whitehead
POF Issue
My partner and I have an opportunity to attract funding in the range of $10M from a foreign investor if we are able to provide a POF letter for 10% of the amount that they are willing to put up. We don't have $100K or...
Arlen Chou
Living in CA and investing in TX, how do you deal with taxes???
Hello BP,So I am a very big proponent of "think global, invest local". All of my REI buy and hold properties are in CA. However, I have a small manufacturing facility in Plano Texas that has been running for nearly ...