Sam Cummings
Real Estate Investment Vs. Inventory
Hello Fellow Well Endowed Pocket Havers,Background: Recently purchased a single family home in Philadelphia as an investment hold property in cash. Decided after buying the house it would be worth selling due to comps...
Dominic Bailey
Are IUL insurance plans a scam?
I recently signed up for iul. However now I'm hearing stories that they may be a scam or some type of pyramid scheme. Does anyone have any experience with them
John Peter
Why take the risk? Florida.
I just moved 460k into an account with 4.75 % interest. It will provide over $2k a month of income, risk free until I decide what to do with the cash. For the past year, I had been looking to invest in multi families ...
Alex SImon
Ski resort condos--opportunity or pitfall?
I've recently been turned onto a possible source of passive income properties. There's a mountaintop ski resort in West Virginia that sells condominiums within the resort and then has in-house property managers that ...
Jacob Holth
What are you essential analysis equations?
Hey BP! - This is a question for the buy-and-hold multi/single family home members!I'm a new investor with a career in CPG (consumer packaged goods) sales and distribution. I have a set of essential equations to evalu...
Jessica Kegler
Is up front agent fees normal
Hi. I am just starting out and am looking for a real estate agent to help on my journey. Do agents normally charge fees to show houses. I have a starting budget but I did not include a fee to see the houses in it. I t...
Ron Brady
Racial Bias by Neighborhood in Home Appraisals
Background & Context
Today's New York Times reports on a new publication, Appraised. The publication argues, based on recently released appraisal data-sets, that current day appraisal processes bake the results...
Doug Peters
How long does it take your PM to deposit rent?
We have an OOS property and the property manager is supposed to deposit the rent on the 10th of the month. How quick is your rental income deposited? I didn't realize that the rent deposited in the previous month.Fr...
Nghi Le
Deducting Personal Interest
If I have personal loans from family and friends (to invest in real estate), can I deduct the interest I pay to them? I recently learned that there are some interest expenses that you can't deduct, and was wondering ...
Willie Mincey
Finding/Screening Quality Tenants for SFH in East Oakland
Hello BP! I own a home in deep east Oakland, and for the past three years it has been used as my primary resident. I am moving out, but want to convert this home into a rental property. I have heard numerous horror st...