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Rich Lennon The Government Nationalized My Rental Portfolio
30 May 2020 | 79 replies

I am still at a loss to understand how the government has gotten away with Nationalizing my SFH rental portfolio in the blink of an eye.  When Donald Trump announced that there would be no evictions on any federally b...

Ricky Cassidy Investing in Tulum, Mexico
23 February 2023 | 57 replies

This would clearly be a very risky move, but has anyone considered buying a vacation rental in a vacation based rental market such a Tulum, Mexico? Unlike certain sub markets in the US that are very hot right now due ...

Mark Brogan this is why you do NOT just put houses under contract
11 May 2017 | 42 replies

I met a wholesaler in my area last week,he had what I thought was a good deal on a house until I had a preliminary title search done and found out the house had lots of liens and back taxes on it.Would any member of b...

Nat C. Am I being screwed over by listing agent?
17 August 2015 | 52 replies

I viewed a property for 87K which is a homepath property and has been on the market for over 2 months. I called the listing agent to say I wanted to make an offer of 80K. He said if I could close by end of July he tho...

Justin B. Seattle Starts First One to Rent to Law
11 September 2017 | 33 replies

Good luck if you are a landlord in Seattle!http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/03/se..."With a heavy-handed new law that is the first of its kind in the nation, Seattle has set its regulatory crosshairs on la...

Zachary Brown Airbnb's Future into 2023
4 February 2023 | 22 replies

I'd love to hear from folks about what they think of Airbnb and it's use for STRs. As an avid user of Airbnb over the years, when it started, it was viewed as this amazing alternative to hotels that offered a very com...

Ryan O. S-Corp Reasonable Salary
2 August 2023 | 77 replies

I understand as a shareholder of an S-Corp you are supposed to pay yourself a reasonable salary for work performed on behalf of the business. You cannot pay distributions until you first pay yourself a salary.

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Account Closed What is it like to be an out-of-state investor?
19 July 2024 | 58 replies

I recently moved to Texas from California and plan to move back to invest out of state. I am wondering if anyone has any advice, pros/cons, and tips on investing from out of state. How hard is it to network? How do yo...

Daphne Barber 50 too old for REI - Notes vs Rentals vs ?
27 September 2017 | 99 replies

Hello BP Friends - Not sure where to post this, and looking for feedback. We are a couple of newbies ages 50 and 54, residing in NYC, and have been advised by an experienced investor (from BP) that we're too old to be...

Bienes Raices Mortgage was sold to Ocwen--what to expect?
19 August 2015 | 77 replies

The mortgage on my personal residence was just sold by GMAC to Ocwen. I'm pretty nervous because there's tons of horror stories on the web about Ocwen (saying the payment wasn't sent in when it was, and many other mis...