Curt Bixel
Knob and Tube and Insurance
I have a duplex built in 1918. I am considering using it as a short term rental, but am having difficulty finding an insurer who will insure a building with knob and tube wiring. I had an electrician stop by today t...
Grant Pope
Contract For Deed
Hello all!First off, thank you to any and all of you who will take the time to not only read this post but also the advice you may offer.I am just starting out in the rental properties and I am close to purchasing my ...
Rommel DeGuzman
Which banks can finance Investment Properties under 100k?
Hello,I'm new to Real Estate investing and looking to invest out of my home state in California, for obvious reasons that it's gotten too expensive here for a new investor like myself with limited capital. Can anyone...
Erin Elam
Staging costs for flippers in Dallas-Fort. Worth (DFW) Texas
Hello BP,I'm very interested in staging costs here in the DFW areas due to the hot market right now. I would like to know what I should expect to pay for staging in areas such as: Denton, Plano, Little Elm, Lake Dalla...
Cynthia Lucas
Highlight/flag EXISTING survey stakes or NEW survey?
Hey BPers! Anyone have advice for finding a new surveyor who will flag a former surveyors property stakes? We are building a privacy fence and want to ensure we are within our property boundaries. Neither of the ne...
Collin Hays
Games VRBO plays
Do they really think we are this dumb?
A cool feature on VRBO has been the allowance of a video for each property. The user simply uploads the video - which is hosted on YouTube - onto the property listing and voila...
Mark Woo
Seeking JV for a good filp or BRRRR
We got a property under contract as a wholesale deal. The purchase price is 30% below the ARV (~420K-450K). We could make this deal as a fix and filp (ROI = 12%, 6 months) or buy and hold. The plan is to seek joint...
Danielle Thompson
Tracking water for duplex with one meter
We have a duplex and are working to make it legal. The city doesn’t require us to have two water meters but we’d like to track it some way so we can charge tenants based on their usage if possible instead of a50/50 sp...
David Cianci
BPCON 2024 tax deduction?
Hello all, I am starting a rental arbitrage business shortly. I have a question regarding if I can use BPcon as a tax deduction for my business. I would love if a CPA could reach out to me on this post or by direct me...
Mark Emanuelson
Profit sharing with private investors
What is a fair profit share with a private investor who will be hands off? Using a home equity line of credit to find the deal ?