Lindsay VanSomeren
Learning the ropes in Colorado
Hey there!My name is Lindsay. I moved to Fort Collins, CO about a year ago from Fairbanks, AK. Me and my husband own a home in Fairbanks, which we have so far been unable to sell. As a result, we've been renting it ou...
Taylor Robertson
What to do about seller unmotivated to close?
What can I do as a buyer about a seller unmotivated to close?
I was set to close on my first house on 2/24. The day before, there was a chimney fire that caused some damage. Insurance paid out to the seller for the ...
Louis A Buono Jr
New to BP. An intro and a question.
Hi everyone. I'm Lou and I'm new on BP. I live in Staten Island NY which is actually the forgotten 5th borough of NYC. I grew up in the flooring business and now have taken the helm since my dad's retirement. I've...
Bruce Park
Salutations
Hello Everyone,I'm Bruce and I live in the Knoxville, TN area. I am absolutely brand spanking new to real estate investing and look forward to the opportunity to get to know and learn from many of you.I have been read...
Brian Lacey
How can we make evictions a win/win?
http://justaskbenwhy.com/2015/10/28/how-much-does-...I read @Ben Leybovich 's article today. It's obviously a bleak picture being painted in the article, but that's the reality of evictions. This may be naivety on my ...
Braden Smith
Owner financing for seller who wants to stay in their house
I am in talks with an off market seller that wants to sell the property, but would like to be able to stay in the house. It is an older gentleman that is not wanting to have to deal with the repairs, maintenance and u...
John Teachout
renting to someone funded by a third party.
I'm pretty sure this has been addressed before somewhere but I had no success searching the site.I have a 3/2 ranch SFR we're refurbing. The neighbor kid came over with his fiancee and they are looking for a home to r...
James Carlson
Littleton, in reversal, is going to limit Airbnb/STRs
One of only three Denver-area cities to allow Airbnb investment properties appears ready to reverse course.The city of Littleton, as part of rewriting their land-use code right now, is likely to severely limit non-own...
J. Martin
Curiosity, sharing, & mutual learning + reaching out: a success story
Lesson learned:Don’t underestimate yourself or be shy to reach out to the best in your field. (Hopefully with some value or interest for them, also)Was there a time you surprised yourself by reaching out to other inve...
AJ Wong
An unpopular opinion on the direction of US inflation and housing
Don't look now but money supply is still up, way up, from a historical perspective.
The net effect on the US dollar will be a continued decline in purchasing power.
Those that thought the 'worst' of this phase of ...