Todd Powell
Portland, Oregon annouces FREE rent; no evictions due to Virus!
My properties are south of Portland, Or but today they announced that tenants cannot be evicted if they fail to pay rent in Multnomah County. Further, they are asking the Oregon Legislature to step in and mandate this...
Adiel Gorel
Will COVID-19 Cause a Recession?
As we all observe and fear the Coronavirus, we see many cities under “shelter-at-home” restrictions, and many “non-essential” businesses closing. Then on the other hand, the Fed lowered rates almost to zero, and mortg...
Chris Jensen
REI Lessons Learned From the Great Recession
It's been said that those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. There's so much discussion out there about a possible crash, with many experts weighing in on both sides of the debate. My question in...
Patrick Jackson
Problems with Contractors
I am currently researching the different issues that investors have with contractors so I can come up with a solution to help resolve the issues. Can you please take a second and just give me a line or two on issues y...
Andrey Y.
Syndication: Raise 30-35% or 100% of the purchase price?
I have been diligently researching the art of underwriting small multifamily apartment buildings, and I am unclear how much capital is raised in the typical deal. Say, on a $300k building, should I be raising $100k fr...
Tony Castronovo
Is there any etiquette left on social media?
Maybe I am old school...but I really think if you reach out to someone to make a colleague request on Bigger Pockets that you should make an introduction...send a message with your request and maybe suggest why you wo...
Matthew Holtry
What is the Happy Path for a Private Money lending Transaction?
BP Community,I recently did my first private money deal (as a lender). The borrower is someone I know personally, and we intend to do additional deals together in the future. We stumbled through this first one togethe...
Matt Wahidi
Newbie to REI Needing Help...
Hi All,I’ve been in the waterpoofing business for over 12 years and have been reading up a lot lately about REI. I live in Bay Area (Northern California) and planning on starting my real estate investment portfolio. C...
Adam Meadows
Need Advice: Self-directed IRA vs. Solo 401K
Hello BP,I need some help regarding how to proceed on determining a SDIRA vs. Solo 401K. I've got about $100K in a 403B plan (equivalent of 401K for non-profit organizations) from a former employer. I am currently an ...
Brian H.
Flight crew / crashed housing
Accidentally posted this before in the mobile homes forum...so trying again.
Does anyone have any experience renting out houses as crash pads for flight crews? There's at least one large regional airline and a major...