James Carlson
Airbnb to collect tax in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
To any short-term rental or Airbnb folks in Steamboat Springs: Looks like Airbnb will start collecting the accommodations and sales tax for any STR in your city. And for anyone watching how the City of Denver is going...
Grace Lerner
Renovation to a Single Family Or Triplex?
Hello BP! I have recently become excited about a townhouse for sale in my area and I need some opinions. First some facts:The property is currently being used for SRO. It has about 3,600 sqft, and three floors. It nee...
Bradley Griffin
Jobs to start investing
Hey y'all,
Looking for community advice for all of us youngsters who have a desire to get into real estate investing. I'm sure my position is similar to a few out there so hopefully someone else can find this and get...
Fatou Bah
Rookie investor in Cleveland, Ohio
Hello BP community, I am a resident of Columbus, Ohio, and a newbie at this. I want to invest in a cash flow property, ideally Columbus would have been better for a start, but I have been outbid twice so far. My atten...
Evan O'Brien
Rehab Estimate: Due Diligence
Hello! After you put an offer on a property that is approved by the seller and it is under contract, is that when you’re able to have a contractor inspect the property and provide you with an itemized bid of the scope...
Shane Woodman
How does a HELOC work?
I’m looking at using a HELOC to help fund my next rental property. I currently have two single family rentals that each have equity in them. Does it make sense to use a HELOC to help fund another rental property? What...
Jonathan Beaumont
Out of State Single Family Investing
I have about 49k from a cash-out refi and I wanted to find out which markets would be good for a brand new investor to get started. I am currently looking to invest in a single-family home with a price range between 8...
Charlie MacPherson
Gas, Propane, Oil, Mini-Splits, Electric Heat - cost per BTU?
I'm working with another BP member and we've identified what we think is a good flip opportunity. The current heating system is propane fired FHW and the system is junk - he'll have to replace it completely.That lead...
Cliff T.
How well does BP protect the data we put into our BP calculators?
If appropriate security measures are not presently in place, it would be very easy for either a BP employee or an outside hacker to obtain access to the data we BP users input into our BP calculators.For example, one ...
Olga Kostrova
Private money and principle payments
Guys,How to structure private money loan so it's not an interest only loan, but payments goes towards equity from the very first payment ,or at least after after 1 year?Do we have some clause in the agreement on princ...