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Over the years of landlording and owning property in a college town, I have noticed that my Special Stipulations section in my leases have taken on some strange phrases and warnings to new tenants. It seems that e...
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Hello BP Community,I am new to real estate and this forum. I converted my primary residence to a rental property in October 2017. The house is in Los Angeles and the lease will be due in October 2018. From November 20...
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We have had many people laugh at us when we told about this. We had an agent who would send us some properties he thought were good buys from listings on FMLS. He accompanied us to the auction on 11/07. At the auction...
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I know cash is KING but I was hoping from some clarification in the whole aspect of not flipping but buying property and renting it out. I keep hearing this 50% rule and what not, but just want to see if anyone has an...
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Wanted to hear from investors who have investment in the hood? I'm a newbie and really can't afford to invest in the high in or middle-class area and want to know is a smart decision to start investing in not so grea...
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Hi! I am a total newbie so please take it easy on me. =) But I'm wondering if it's worth it to consider buy and hold investing in the Triangle Area, NC (Raleigh-Durham). I just learned about the 2% rule and it doesn't...
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I'm looking to buy my first rental property. I live in CA and want to buy out of state. I am a buy and hold investor looking to buy a small single family home that at most needs major cosmetic work done. My question t...
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Just curious to see if anyone has started a tiny house community. I am thinking about developing one and was going to use the mobile home park concept as a model. I've done some preliminary research and looked at wh...
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Hello All! Long-time lurker of the forums but I finally wanted to sign-up to ask the community for their input on some specific questions that I have and haven't been able to answer on my own.I am a commercial real es...
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One of the biggest obstacle in this field has to be the lack of professionalism and work ethics from contractors. I feel that we constantly have to baby sit them and tell them how to do their job the right way, and on...