Cedric Jenkins
Is it impossible to overcome a minor mold issue?
Hi, BP family. Quick question..We found a property being sold as is for 25k. However there’s a mold issue (not severe). Work needed is 8k.ARV is 63k. I believe I can leverage the fact that there’s mold to lower the as...
Shannon Fong
Baltimore City Investors a few questions from a new investiors.
I posted a few thoughts I had on another post. However, I think I have more solid thoughts and questions now.I really want to do buy and hold real estate investing.I have about 20K in a PLOC, a credit rating about to...
Patrick Kaiser
Wholesalers- are people still buying flips?
Wholesalers-Are the flippers still doing well and at what price points?
Stephan Ketterer
Introduction, Looking for San Diego advice
Hello,my name is Stephan, living in the US for ~3 years and recently moved to San Diego ( my wife and I love it here). Due to tax reasons I will move money from my home country (Germany) to the US ~200-300k and looki...
Chris Guthrie
Did I upgrade my first house too much to rent it out?
I bought a 1400 sq ft 3 br 2 bath HUD home in late 2012 for ~$130k after closing costs in Puyallup WA on a 15 year fixed mortgage at 2.875% interest. (Why 15 year? Wife listens to Dave Ramsey and the difference was on...
Michael Plaks
Explained: How CPAs charge you (and why)
'Tis the season for CPA hunting. And every year there're dozens of repetitive threads on this forum asking/debating/complaining about the CPA charges. I will try to assemble all related questions in this one long post...
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Tankless vs traditional hot water system
Good evening bp family. I would like to get opinions on hot water heaters vs tankless heaters. We have a 3 unit building with 3 separate water heaters for each unit. There is only 1 meter for the house so we have to ...
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Housing Bubble: Why it may be worse than previously thought
A housing bubble is a run-up in housing prices fueled by demand, speculation and exuberance. ... Speculators enter the market, further driving demand. At some point, demand decreases or stagnates at the same time supp...
Gordon Vaughn
Beware of the SW Atlanta Beltline hype.
I have read a lot of hype about the Atlanta Beltline over the past few years here in Metro Atlanta. Usually a strong market buzz precipitates it's realization as people jump on the bandwagon and fuel the market dynami...
Kiko Mattoso
Buying STR with current rates as a retirement plan?
Hi everyone,I want an honest answer about something. I own only one STR property upstate NY that gives me around 11% cash on cash return. This means, I get like around 10k per year, net. But reading some posts here on...