Clay Manship
Do You Root Against the Stock Market?
I work at an asset management shop. We trade securities and watch the markets very closely every day. Today while watching the DOW drop almost 500 points at its very bottom, I found myself, as I do many days, rooting ...
Juan Carlos
How to select a niche and strategy?
Hello BP community,
My brother and I are newbies wanting to get into real state investing, and our goal is to buy our first property by Dec-Jan. We have been educating ourselves by reading Brandon's books, attending ...
Douglas Altman
Commercial property\ community parking
I could use some advice on community parking issues in a shopping center. I recently purchased a commercial property which is a car wash located in a busy Shopping Center in St Marys Georgia. I was contacted buy anoth...
Mike Nicholson
Natural Gas Heat / Need another Heat Source / Recommendations
A bit of a novice here so please be gentle. I own a 1100 sq ft house in SC that currently has a Natural Gas wall mounted unvented heater for its primary heat source (1 unit). I have used this for 4 + years with no f...
Adam Meadows
The Psychology of Starting Out
Hello BP Family,I've been considering this topic over the past few weeks, as my wife and I have begun the journey of real estate investing. I thought I'd share my perspective with attention to the psychology of this p...
John Lyszczyk
Why is Lumber so Expensive? (Part 2 - Update)
Hello All,I thought this would be a good time to write a follow up post regarding the current state of rising lumber costs and the supply vs. demand issues the industry is experiencing. Below are a couple graphs that ...
Joseph Sangimino
Calling all interior designers!!!... NEED KITCHEN ADVICE
Calling all interior designers! I'm finishing a BRRRR deal and am trying to wrap up a long, tricky remodel of an older cape cod. The kitchen was the trickiest part of the house due to a VERY poor original layout - but...
Michael D.
AB 1436 - Additional tenant protections
Since I'm still new here I figured I should start contributing by sharing this to the group. A bill pending with the California legislature just came across my desk, AB 1436. A link and a summary appear below. It's...
Chuck VanDyne
SDIRA with My Father's Retirement Account
Hey Everyone,Situation: I am 25 year-old living in Rochester, NY with a Bachelors in Finance. Licensed RE Agent (although I do not do many deals) Work full-time (25k salary). One of my father's retirement account from...
Chris Koch
What to do in the first couple years of a new self directed IRA?
Just opened my first SD-IRA for REI, deposited 2017's $5500, and converted to Roth. Plan to do this again in 2018. It'll be maybe a few more years until I have enough in there to buy a turnkey rental (our primary RE...