Kevin Castaneda
1920s Rehab - Remove or Keep Planking Under Drywall
Hey BP friends,I'm rehabbing a 1920s house in San Antonio, Texas, that has shiplap planking covered by vinyl siding on the exterior and shiplap covered by drywall on the interior walls and ceiling.My family and I are ...
Joshua H.
Stainmaster vs Lifeproof vinyl plank flooring
I'm looking to replace the flooring in an entire unit and debating between these two products. Although both Allure and Stainmaster have been around for a while, their waterproof lines are relatively new, so I haven't...
Deborah Burian
Structure Multiple LLCs
When we formed our first company, about 10 years ago, we chose an LLC format and that has worked out fine. We carry umbrella liability on the LLC and each property is added to the policy as they are purchased.
Base...
Sam Leon
New FEMA flood maps rezoning
I just checked all my properties against the latest FEMA flood maps here:https://msc.fema.gov/portalNow sometimes your county may also have a layer of this in their GIS system.In any case I noticed three of my propert...
Edward Kuk
Non legal garden unit chicago
Hi everyone,Hope you all are having an amazing weekend. My wife and I saw a multi unit that we really liked today. Biggest problem is that the basement unit is not legal. I did some research and think it’s pretty clos...
Julie McCoy
New investor from Los Angeles - looking to start out-of-town investing
Hello all! My name is Julie, and after over a decade of wanting to be a real estate investor, I'm finally taking steps to do it. Bigger Pockets has been a fantastic resource already, and has really been the push I n...
Pete Harper
Seller reluctant to share financials
The seller for a 12 unit complex I’m looking at has been refusing to provide detailed financials. They sent a flier with high level figures but the numbers don’t look right. This is student housing and sell says the m...
Brian H.
Tax strategies when you start making a bit more...
Howdy everyone. Hope you are all doing great!So, this year, I will make around $140k on paper. I make right over $70k at my day job (with... no benefits, yes I know, moot point) and my rentals will pull in right arou...
Lynne Garris
Sending letters out to homeowners regarding wholesaling
I was wondering when you randomly send out letters to foreclosed home owners does it have to be a certain way or does it just need a introductory , my LLC, what I do “I buy Houses, and all we do for them, then close i...
AJ Felix
$40,000 to invest, advice please!
Hi Bigger Pockets,
I am newbie investor looking to get started in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana region or Conroe Texas region. I have $40,000 to devote to investing and looking to make a start in multi-family 2-4 unit n...