Linda Thomas
Rent increase at the two year mark
BP,I have a tenant that moved into a property Jan 2021. I did not raise the rent at the one year mark. The rent is $900.00 a month for a 3bed house. Rents have gone up drastically and after doing a market analysis the...
Andrew Varney
When *exactly* is the 2 year mark to avoid cap gains?
My wife and I closed on a Condo Jan 19, 2017. Since then, it's appreciated ~120k (Seattle market + some renovations). I've read time and again that if we are live in owners for 2 years, there isn't capital gains upon ...
Kelvin Lozano
House-hacker forced to move before 1 year mark because of job
I'm listening to Brandon Turner's book "The Book in Rental Property Investing" where he mentions that a house hacker must live in the property for a minimum of 1 year in order to be able to "qualify".What exactly does...
Seth Mosley
ASSET PROTECTION PODCAST
Hey all..interested to hear some discussion surrounding the recent BP Podcast on Asset Protection (the "YOU WILL GET SUED" issue)So far I have 7 rental properties all multi unit having several units each, and they are...
Sid Franklin
Chicago/Illinois Property Tax Hikes Making Me Jittery About Investing
Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy). Property taxes are already high, but ...
Mehran K.
"What If" Section 8 Were No More
Hey there community!
I'm closing on a property tomorrow and I'll be inheriting a Section 8 tenant. I always like to think about possible "What If" scenarios and it's got me thinking. I ponder, how would it af...
Mo Sylla
Real Estate agent and Real Estate Investor?
Good evening ladies and gentlemen.I am starting in Real Estate Investment and i look forward to paying the price to earn the prize.My name is Mory Sylla. I moved to Seattle 2 years ago from New York. I really enjoy Wa...
Vinh Huynh
Negative cashflow on Rental Property .
Hi BP, I've just bought a property in Rancho Cucamonga in California and rent it out from last year. Since I live in Southern California, the price of real estate is kind of high. Therefore , although I've already pu...
Eric Fernwood
Corona Virus Impact to Las Vegas Market
Today we sent our investors a special update on the impact of Coronavirus to the Las Vegas market. I thought it would be helpful to share it here.
There are multiple canceled events and conferences. Hotel occupancy i...
Mark Ferguson
I bought a Lamborghini!
This has been a goal of mine for a while. On fathers day I took shipment of a 1999 Lamborghini Diablo. It is more awesome that I thought it would be!The full story is here including what I paid for it. http://inves...