Paige Harrison
STR structure and insurance
I am looking for some advice on how to best structure this STR agreement. My friend and I would like to purchase a vacation home, and it is already a successful STR so we would like to keep that up to offset the expen...
James Park
Starting a flipping business vs working as a RE agent for active real estate income
I agree with J Scott that there is both passive investing (buying and holding real estate for long term wealth building) and trying to build an active real estate business.
Between working as a real estate agent vs s...
Chris Taylor
Is Craigslist a Legit Option?
So I have a few methods I’m trying for finding investment properties. My HELOC was just approved and processed last week but I’ve been actively looking the past few months. Method 1I look online at Realtor.com, Zill...
Andrey Y.
Uneccessary frugality?
Something that I have been pondering. For those of you who had/have a solid paying job and ability use your hard earned money to have some fun (travel, going out to nice places, piloting, presents for kids/spouse, etc...
David Krulac
What things have you found in foreclosed/abandoned houses?
In the thread about the TV show Property Wars, it was brought up about things found in and on foreclosed property.
1. In a recent one there was the last occupant's ashes. I called the relative to come get the ashes...
Marcia Maynard
Death of a Tenant: Preparation
What do you do when a tenant dies on your property? Or dies elsewhere and never returns to your property? Especially when they live alone. In an effort to be proactive, I'm trying to think through scenarios and ...
Benjamin Orr
Handling Deceased Tax Sale Property No Heir/Will
I recently bought my second property since being on BP. Maybe I should have stuck to simpler routes, but I wanted to do PA Tax Deed sale. I did my homework, worked the numbers, and won the bid. After buying a nice ...
Michael Seutin
HERE IS MY IDEA
What do you guys think of this plan?
I buy some mailing database of doctors, lawyers... I either email them or mail a postcard to ask them if they would be interested in getting 8% on their money backed by real estate...
Dante Nava
What is Unclaimed Property?
While doing some research and following links to things that sounded interesting, I found a link called Unclaimed Property. If it is what I think it is and based off of what it looks like (orphaned property waiting...
Jon W.
Do luxury vehicles send a negative message to renters/sellers
I wanted to get the BP community's take on driving luxury vehicles...
Do you think they send a negative message when meeting with renters or sellers? Do they hurt your negotiating power?
I tend to thin...