Robert Crossley
New Investor in the Orange County area
Hello all, my name is Rob Crossley. I am new to to this forum but excited to begin receiving some great advice from all of it's members. I am a newish part time investor in orange county real estate, currently I have...
Charley C.
ESA dog tenant verses a tenant with actually allergies
I am leasing some bedrooms one at a time in my little apartment complex (college kids). Got one person who can not live under the same roof as a dog and she has a real doctor's letter from a local MD. I also had this ...
Michael Shadow
Renters do you prefer painted wood floors or carpet?
Renters do you prefer painted wood floors or carpet?
Help me make a decision on whether to put carpet down in one of my units or if I should paint the wooden floors.
Thank you
Richard Bastar
New to BP (Dec '15) & living in Southern CA
Hi Everyone,I'm Richard and am currently living in Anaheim, CA. I am new to CA (2 years) and new to BP (2 weeks listening!). I am amazed with this resource, community, and network. It seems unreal to me that all of...
James Norton
Protecting Your Home
Hi. So I have a question about asset protection. Here's the backstory: A few years ago a friend passed away from pancreatic cancer. From the time he was diagnosed until the time he died was a little over 1-month. He p...
Haskell F.
Renting to retired single person
I met a wonderful potential tenant who filled out the application with good credit and passed the cozy background check.However, her monthly income she receives is from social security and her assets are a small IRA a...
Janine Smith
Keep, Sell, Options
I bought a house almost 30 years ago. Lived in it for 15 years. Started renting it out about 14 years ago. Monthly mortgage pymt is $500. It has a mortgage balance of $1600, and will be paid off in February 2015. ...
Lafontant Cherilus
Owner Occupied Multi Family 50% Rule of Thumb (Taxes)
Hi - In areas such as NJ (that have high property taxes)....for an owner occupied duplex (or triplex)...does the 50% rule still apply?
Deanna McCormick
Best way to finance, SFH, original owner needs to rent back.
I have the opportunity to buy a SFH next to a property the trust I manage, for my family owns.Purchase price is 325KThe trust I manage has 200K cash available and is approved for a 175K interest only loan at 4.75%.Own...
Kurtis Sargent
First time remodeling project - Learned a lot
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $8,000
Cash invested: $20,000
In 2013, I decided to put much of what I had learned from books into action by purcha...