Alfred Bell
Advice on how to 1031 from one to many?
I exchanged 3 SFR rentals into part ownership in a luxury apartment. I've decided to exchange out of that back into SFR rentals again. (Long story, but just so you have the necessary data... my general plan is to acqu...
Matthew C.
Advice on multifamily vacancy
We bought our first rental property, a duplex in Portsmouth, VA, in what we assessed was a C neighborhood in March 2023. It is also a long distance rental property. There currently appears to be a flow of investors st...
Christopher V.
Vacant Land Creative Financing Advice Needed
Hey BP community,Hoping someone in here can throw some advice my way. I'm looking to purchase a vacant lot and I'm struggling to think of ways to obtain creative fianancing. Details:Price: $65,000Cash available for do...
Pauline Herschel
Tenant Forgot To Exercise Option To Renew
I have a family currently renting one of my properties that had asked for the option to renew the lease for the first year. The lease had explicit language stating how to exercise the option, and it seems that they h...
Jeff Baillis
Pre-Printed Postcards I Can Run Through My Printer?
I am looking for a postcard that I can keep on hand to drop in the mail as different leads come in (from MLS research, driving neighborhoods, FSBOs, etc.), so that I don't have to wait until I accumulate enough to gen...
Andrew R.
Fascinating Dodd Frank-Owner Finance Commentary from RMLO
I ran across this commentary on Dodd Frank and how it affects owner finance from a RMLO in a linkedin group. Just thought I would post it for discussion. Thanks. https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/8307186-6015099201514...
John Michael
Be wary of partnership?
Hi everyone,I am a fairly new investor looking to get into the market (from New Haven, CT). I've been trying to network with bigger investors in the area to get some more insight in the market. I ended up connecting w...
Account Closed
LLC vs Good Insurance For A Rental
For those of you who's primary residency became a rental and the mortgage is still in your personal name, what are your thoughts on transferring the property to an LLC vs just having good insurance in place? Ideally i...
Matt B.
Overzealous Home Inspectors When Selling
What are people doing about home inspectors, that tear your property apart, when you are trying to sell it? It seems they are continually getting worse, to the point, that they are killing the sale of homes we do. Las...
Jan H.
Lease extension with old and added (new) tenants
Hello BP community, This is going to be a long-winded post, so please bare with me...:)A 24-month lease is coming up for renewal for one of our properties and before I agree to renew with the tenant(s) I wanted to che...