Michael Kistner
Buy and hold repairs
Hey BP Forum! When you purchase a buy and hold property do you believe in making only necessary repairs or do you go in and gut the place even if it doesn’t help your ROI? I’ve been going back and forth on thi...
Gunnar Teltow
First two deals under the belt!
I'm reluctant to post this under "Success Stories" since the jury is still out! However, it's a success story in that the BP community has motivated me to finally jump into real estate and make things happen. So th...
Fran Flanagan
Dealing with Punitive Local Ordinances
The local borough where I own my rental property has come up with a real doozy of a new ordinance to go into effect this January. I'm fairly sure that they wanted a new law to deal with a few problem properties, prob...
Jimmy Hong
1031 exchange & capital gains tax for primary property sale
Hello everyone,
We, my wife & I, have a primary property that we have lived in for 18 months. We will be selling our home and our net profit will be tax free due to our primary property.
We also just sold our...
Nahal Beckam
Big trouble for first time landlord
Hello, we rented our house to a coupe claiming they only had a cat. but now our neighbors are telling me they have a little dog. I by no means allow dogs in my house for so many reasons. I am just very confused and ve...
Kyle Fritz
First REI purchase strategy (feedback needed)
Very soon I will be beginning the process of purchasing my first REI property.
Important back-story information:
I have a full time job as an engineer and currently work in Colorado. I will be purchasing...
Candace Postell
WWYD if you ran out of $$$ during the flip!
Hi B/P family,So what if you were about 95% complete on a flip and you needed about 4k to complete, what would you do besides private money? Its a bit of a dilemma because you've made it this far and you dont want to ...
John Van Fosen
Beginner - Think I Found A Decent Deal - Your Thoughts?
I'm completely new to this, I've been looking at properties for a few months now. Think I found one I want to pursue. I'm looking in Columbus, Ohio.
Looking for the expert opinions here!
Here it is:
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Edward Giyo
choosing between selling or renting
We have a house in North Las Vegas, NV. paid off and worth around 450,000. We are decided to leave Nevada to another state. What do you suggest to do with the house, getting rid of it and selling OR keeping it and ren...
Josh Gibson
Improvements with tenant in place
Hi,Looking for some advice. I currently have a tenant in a duplex that I acquired about a year ago. Nice older lady (72) on fixed income. I am her 3rd landlord in 15 years. When I bought the place she was on a month t...