My Start in Real Estate
46 years ago I decided to switch “careers” and left international banking and became a licensed real estate broker. I was interested in commercial and investment property, so joined a mid size...

Hi, I'm looking for banks/lenders who would do a $400,000 improvement/construction loan in the Los Angeles area. This is for adding another level on an existing duplex. I called First Republic and our loan amount is b...

Commercial real estate investments can offer long-term returns that are both healthy and stable. More significantly, commercial real estate is an asset class that can decrease volatility and increase returns when its ...

If someone were onboarding with a new property management (PM), is it customary for the PM to be asked to be added additional insured to a homeowners insurance policy? It seems additional interested party is sufficien...

Hello BP,On a BRRRR when refinancing, do you just go through a normal bank and ask for a conventional loan or do you go to a commercial bank? What if you cannot get a 30 year fixed? Would you still do the BRRRR with a...

Looking for ideas on improving the exterior of this office building. Its all vacant with about 4500 sq ft on top and 4500 sq ft on lower half, so we dont know how our tenants will occupy it yet. The only thing we know...

when I file I am adding sched C - do I continue the same depreciation formula on sched Ewhat changes do I need- most income on 1099- misc

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Hi BP,Scenario:  I am taking over my Dads commercial property.  He has the mortgage and wants to add me to the deed.  At some point, I want to take over 100%.  Questions:1. When I'm added on the deed, do I have to "fi...

tl;dr rural, manufactured, commercial building with obscure zoning. what are potential buyers' mortgage options?
I'm a bit of a rookie dealing with a weird mortgage edge case. I've got a residential real estate agent...