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Hello All, I am going through growing phases in learning how to properly invest in real estate. For the last 12+ years i purchased properties and turned them into rentals as i switched duty stations in the military. O...
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What’s up all! I hope this post finds you all well and in good health! My name is Sean Michael and I’m a newbie, like really newbie. Im really interested in beginning my RE investment journey and living in CA it’s muc...
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Intro…Keeping with the spirit of @J Scott 's “Diary of a New Construction Project” where we jumped into a HUGE project that we never really had done before, “Tear a house down and build a new one back”. This adventu...
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I learned about Gobundance through a couple of the podcasts on BP. They also have a program for individuals with < 1 mil net worth called M1 or march to a million. I am considering joining at 300/ month. Here is w...
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The other day, I had an interesting conversation with the executive director of the Ohio Department of Commerce. He had called me in response to a complaint I filed against a broker who asked me not to make any offers...
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Hey BP, currently residing in San Diego, Ca. Evaluating investing in multifamily & single-family homes in San Diego, however, from podcasts and seminars I have started attending, many investors mention San Diego i...
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I am renting a house to a tenant that keeps making improvements to the house. He put in a backsplash in the kitchen, put up larger fence doors, light fixtures and fans, etc. I keep telling him to stop and he says don...
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I got the results back from a tenant background check. She is 28. Credit is perfect, but she's got four criminal results. 2 are from 6 years ago (marijuana/traffic), 1 is four years ago for $1,000 of property destr...
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I have one property that I purchased in 2019 from a turnkey provider, so there were no expenses on my part other than getting the mortgage. The first tenant moved in in January, so there was no income in 2019.Is the d...
My Husband and I own 3 houses and two of them are rentals. He wants me to put the rentals under an LLC. Now I know an LLC is to protect you in the event of being suid, but if we have good insurance polocies, does that...