Karen S.
Anyone own pre-1978 property?
When I bought my property 6.5 years ago, I was a total newbie and pretty much did everything wrong. Bought when the market was still high (and interest was at 7.5%) and then shortly after, the bubble burst and my pro...
Scott Rudd
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
Hi Everyone,I'm new on here and trying to learn as much as possible. I have finally decided that I'd like to start building a passive income - this has led me to the idea of buy and hold Rental properties as the sto...
Mitchell Litam
Removal of textured ceilings 70s era
Hello,
I looked on the forums for this and the only one I saw was from 6 years ago.
I am trying to remove the ceiling texture from my ceiling to return it to flat.
It is not popcorn ceiling it is the drywall mud th...
Carolyn Morales
Tax strategy for paid off investment properties
What should we expect tax season if we paid off investment property this year, and how can we minimize the tax bill on the income of paid off rentals?
Chatree C.
Feedback on live in flip in the Bay Area?
I'm interested in buying Bay Area property off market to rehab but then live in it for a couple years to capture tax advantage with the gain when I sell, then repeat. I'm looking at Peninsula Area such as San Mateo, R...
Bernard Chouinard
Lead Pain Multi - Massachusetts
Looking at a listing that has "BUILT PRIOR TO 1978- LEAD BASED PAINT POTENTIALLY EXISTS.As a landlord and according to Mass laws, what does this mean to me? Am I required to have the house tested and lead removed pri...
George P.
house cleaning
how do you get your houses ready for rent/flip?
do you hire a company? we have been getting the houses ready for tenants by spending a lot of time cleaning outselves. frankly, i do not want to make my wife do it anym...
Eric Pope
Buy, Rehab, Rent Houses, Refinance, Repeat by Brandon Phillips
Fellow BP Investors,Like many of you, I enjoy learning more about our business and one of the ways I do this is by reading the latest real estate books. With that said, I want to offer a warning on a book that was re...
Lance Pualani
Mentor Possibility.
Ok so today I was at work with my colleagues and it was a job that one of them had gotten. When I got there I noticed that it was being completely remodeled. So the first thing that popped into my head was that thi...
Nathan Weber
Election Ramifications Questions
Hi,Firstly, I really hope this doesn't turn into a heated political debate. I'm opening this thread to discuss real estate, not politics and policies.As someone who is looking to get into real estate I'm now questioni...