David B.
Large gap between competing construction bids
Hi everyone! Hopefully I'm dropping this post in the right forum. I'd be happy to repost if it needs to go elsewhere.We have 2 bids from companies for a small extension + backyard ADU project here in the San Francisco...
Nick Gray
Repairs vs. CapEx in Large Renovation - Tax Question
I am working through my 2019 tax return, which is significantly impacted by a $200K renovation of a 12-unit apartment building that I finished late last year. I recognize that repairs are deductible in the year of and...
Martin Potokar
An Ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure
Premise Based upon what we have witnessed in conducting commercial property condition assessments (PCAs) and commercial property roof inspections for over 30 years, we can definitely state witho...
Stephen L.
Online tenant screening services
Newbee (Me) is trying to find out the easy way of getting a tenant screened. All the background stuff, all the calls, credit checks evictions, criminal records, and so on are time consuming. Please compare / contrast ...
Nate Estelle
Starting a Property Management Company
Greetings all!I recently got into the real estate world after beginning to listen to Bigger Podcasts during the Spring of 2016. I immediately started buying books and pouring through them to gain knowledge, but I know...
Kathryn Grimm
Managing out of state multifamily units
I am considering, finally, selling one of my single family homes which has been sitting empty for three months between tenants. Whenever there is a vacancy with one of my houses it is a devastating financial blow and...
Jeffrey R.
Analyzing a House Hack in the Boston Area
Hi fellow BP-ers,I’ve been lurking on BP for a while, trying to learn as much as I can in the process, and I’m planning on making a purchase in the next 3-6 months. My goal is to find a 2-3 family in the metro Boston ...
Nathan Huyett
Help with DTI breakdownn
My wife and I have started looking for a new primary residence. I hold the mortgage for our three-unit property; my wife holds the mortgage for our current home. When speaking with a lender, he indicated that if I tak...
Joe Reece
Forced Place Insurance
Anyone know where I can get forced place insurance for a property I am foreclosing on in Florida?
Account Closed
Note investing vs. buy and hold rental income
Buy and hold multifamily residential property vs. note investing vs. REITs, Pro vs. Con?One podcast I heared Joshua Dorkin mention he was interested in shifting from buy and hold multifamily residential, to note inves...