Sarah R Pullen
Structuring Private Investor House Hack
My father has expressed interest in investing with my husband and I on a multi family rental property. My husband and I with our kids would live in it and house hack and manage the property. Neither my husband and I n...
Arianne L.
International lending - tax and legal implications
Hello BP community! I have relatives who have expressed interest in becoming private lenders for our real estate business. The complicated thing is, they are based in different countries. Australia, New Zealand, Saudi...
Ray S.
Where to keep cash on the sidelines?
Where does everyone store the cash they keep on the sidelines while you're waiting to put it to work? This would be money that I wouldn't want to risk losing. What would be the highest return available that provided t...
Tj Stirling
Just finished a flip and got a call back
Just finished a flip and settled a week ago . Last night a strong windy storm came through and the buyers had some water damage on the ceiling and water on the floor of dinning room additionally some in the basement ....
Dustin Oien
Approaching a private lender for the first time.
Hello fellow BP friends! This evening I just came across a buy-and-hold opportunity that would yield a 10% cash on cash ROI. I used the BP calculator and my knowledge of the local area to decipher the details of the d...
Ryan Johnston
Online Real Estate Courses for Florida
Hey BP,I'm planning a move from Chicago to Florida (Tampa Bay area) this fall and I want to get my real estate license before I go. My first question that I have is if I'm planning to move there in August but I want m...
Chris Rizzo
Best way to keep track of expenses/income with rentals
Hey all,So, I am hopefully closing on my first rental property at the end of this month. Happens to be my own office (commercial condo in a Medical building), so I've got a pain in the ass tenant :)Anyway, I created ...
Ben Glassman
Receiving "Gifts" to help with down payment on 1st property
I am looking to purchase my first property and i am currently going through loan processes. I am aware of FHA and gov assistance loans. But I am looking to place 20%-25% down with a fixed interest conventional loan. I...
Tammy Helble
Quesiton about security deposits
I had a quick question regarding security deposits. I live in CA but my properties are in TX and I heard that you can't co-migle your tenants deposits. With that expressed can I simply have a separate acount within my...
Omar Johnson
Rapport: The Ultimate Marketing Tool
The ultimate purpose of any marketing effort is to persuade your prospects to do business with you. Gaining the trust and commitment of a prospect is a necessary step to gaining a client. In order to become a client...