Cody Lambson
Would you pay more for a house that had paid off Solar Panels?
Would you pay more for a house that had paid off Solar Panels?I have a rental in Phoenix, Arizona and I have Solar Panels on them. I put the bill in my tenant's Name, so that I am not responsible for the utility.My qu...
Jon Huber
Awesome online resources I have been using for researching properties
I want to begin by saying that I have no affiliation with any of these sites/apps. Full disclosure.. I am just relaying some sources that I use so that it may help someone else. Also, these are online references. Obvi...
Collin Wisdom
Seattle/Tacoma rental market
Hello BP Investors!I'm a new investor looking for rentals in the Tacoma/Seattle area but using the criteria that the experts recommend it seems like nothing is a good deal. I have been looking at multi-family homes (...
Mark Vejnar
What's a slumlord to do?
I'm in a small but growing community in the Deep South. Some of the nearby neighborhoods have assessments under $10,000, but the homes are past the end of their economic life. It's not unusual for the properties to ha...
Brian Schuler
Charlotte may crack down on Airbnb and other short-term rentals
Does anyone have any additional insight on this article from Charlotte Axios? Would be a bummer if ABNB was eliminated or restricted futher due to local ordinances. https://charlotte.axios.com/27...
Paul Bowers
Using a % of rent to calculate CapEx seems wrong to me
I'm brand new at this but it seems that using a percentage of the rent to set aside for CapEx doesn't seem to make sense. Let's assume I buy two different 1,500 square foot houses and one rents for $2,000 per month a...
Jeffrey Carusotto
Skip tracing owners phone numbers
I have talked to a few investors that get phone numbers of people on certain lists and call them directly it seems like a big advantage. I was told they would sell me the list for a dollar a name and number. But the l...
Lee Cruz
How much can $20,000 in rehab can you complete in your area?
Im from canada and ive been emailing another investor in the U.S and she was telling me my $15000 rehab costs were too low. 15k for her would be paint and carpets. Thats it. For me 20 grand would be 2 bed rooms, half...
Ethan Anderson
Hello from Mountain View, CA
Hi BP!I live in Mountain View, and have been in tech for the last 4 years. I love my job, and would prefer to invest part-time, while leveraging my W-2 income to make financing on larger deals a bit easier. Since the ...
Alex Silang
Anyone concerned about a pandemic sequel?
So I really like STRs and thinking about how much to put into it. Hopefully nothing like COVID happens again but it could. Regular properties are probably in a better position because people always need a place to sta...