Trent D.
When buying your dream car/home too soon can hurt your business
I like to ball out as much as the next guy! As a successful investor and business owner, I felt like I had enough active and passive income and cash reserves to start having a little fun. First I went and got the Me...
Matt Williams
1920s Balloon frame house - Need to Knows, tips, advice, warnings
Just got to the point in the demo of this 1920s 1.5 story house, where I into the walls enough to see that this is a balloon framed house. My knowledge of house framing is based on how we do things today. I had never ...
John Mossaad
Newbie Needs Advice On Maintenance
Hello, I'm a Newbie. I've actually been investing for three years (thinking and dreaming about it for 20 years) and I only have two properties under my belt and looking for a third. Our first deal was not a great one...
Jason Medina
Remote Rehabs - How do you do it efficiently?
Hi Everyone,
I live out in Los Angeles and working on my 5th property out of the Orlando area and one thing I'm always challenged with are remote rehabs. The rehabs I've done locally are a lot easier as I can walk ...
Sean M.
Re-affirming an obligation post-Chapter 7
Question about re-affirming obligations under a Chapter 7. If a borrower has a mortgage and has cleared a Ch 7 bankruptcy, then makes a payment on the loan, have they re-affirmed the obligation, such that it now effe...
Stephen Herbert
Counter top choices - What do your buyers prefer?
My contractor and I are getting into a discussion about the pros and cons of quartz v granite - what are buyers in your area leaning towards? Surveys show that younger buyers tend to prefer quartz since it's no mainte...
Andy Kogut
Dallas vs Houston
Anyone here with experience rehabbing in both Dallas and Houston? Are the margins about the same or do they differ? Which do you prefer?
Demetri Xanthos
First Rental Property, Heloc or ?
Hey all,First time poster long time reader. Bought my first two family in Lyndhurst NJ, December 2017 and currently living in one of the apartments. Purchased the home for $315,000, it is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath (two beds...
Andreas Mueller
Interest Rates are Higher, It’s Been Longer. Lean In.
Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville. Today’s fue...
Kalp Mehta
Buying a Property with Negative Cashflow
Hello BPShould I buy a property that generates negative monthly cashflow including vacancy reserves, management reserves, CapEx, and property management fee? When I remove vacancy reserves, management reserves, CapEx,...