Michael Leeson
Addressing Racial Disparity in Home Ownership/ Wealth?
What are you doing or seeing that effectively addresses racial disparity in home ownership/ lending/ generational wealth?Hopefully this is a fairly straightforward question about a heavy and complex topic! It's well ...
Tony Thompson
My Dad Gives Bad Advice. Help
Disclaimer: I am not racist, but my dad may be.
I am marketing my first rental and have had a few calls. My dad advises me not to rent to colored people because he says the property value will drop, it will alienat...
Justin Smith
Should I Buy A SFR With Racist Neighbor?
I can potentially work out a no money down deal on a house that I can get for 40k-45k (Appraised value) that will rent for 600-650. There is a high voltage electric tower directly in the back yard and the neighbor ac...
Ron Brady
Black couple’s home appraises for $500K more when white pal poses as owner
https://nypost.com/2023/03/08/...
Black family sued appraiser in Marin, CA matter. From the article, "The case has now been settled out of court, with appraiser agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum of money to the coup...
John S.
White vs. Stainless steel appliances for Section 8 rental?
I just acquired a Section 8 duplex and wasn't sure if it was smarter to go with white or stainless steel appliances in the kitchen?I know white appliances are cheaper, but I know they can be stained and pretty gross l...
Chris Blackburn
Anyone fancy themselves a Exterior Decorator? Paint Coast home
We have a small older subdivision in Neskowin, Oregon. We are putting some cottage homes in as well as some modern ones. We are looking at the paint decisions and since women make 80% of a home-buying decisions, loo...
Peter Davis
just another guy from new england
Howdy! a friend pointed me here, as an example of a nicely designed online community, and it turns out by coincidence that I've been thinking about finding a community for real estate investing and decided to join up...
Mike Shemp
STR advice for South Dakota please?
Hi All,We are looking to purchase a STR in South Dakota, preferably somewhere near the vacation areas such as Custer, Black Hills, Spearfish, Piedmont, Lake Pactola, Rapid City, etc. I've started looking at properties...
Ann Bellamy
Standing out in a crowd - no, you can't buy me a cup of coffee
A common question I get is "Can I buy you a cup of coffee and pick your brain?" (Really, you value my time at the price of a cup of coffee?) or "Can I take you to lunch, I'd love to talk to you about blah blah". (Th...
Jennifer Frank
Sturgis, SD Short Term Rental Tips & Resources
This is my first post on BP though I’ve been consuming content for years. My husband and I own a very successful STR in Denver, Colorado and are now expanding our STR portfolio to the Black Hills of South Dakota. We p...