Tyler Erickson
Millennials aren't buying homes - good or bad?
As many of us are aware, millennials are more apt to renting rather than buying real estate. They (we?) are replacing baby boomers at a rapid rate, and are right behind Generation Z... Of course, Generation Z still ha...
Svetlana Kazantseva
General Contractors refusing to quote without them buying materials
Hi all! We have a really hard time finding a general contractor for our repair project in a buy & hold SFH in Kansas City, MO. We hired a property manager after purchasing the house and both contractors they sent ...
Christopher Smith
California Draconian Rent Control and Property Tax Inc Nov Ballot
In addition to an irresponsible Draconian Rent Control measure, California will also be voting on an equally irresponsible Confiscatory Property Tax increase in November.Props 21 and 15 respectively, will combine to t...
Phil Sharp
Buy-and-hold strategies in high priced areas
I have lived in the San Francisco bay area for the last 15 or so years, and am anxious to start doing some buy-and-hold investing. However, it seems that price-to-rent ratios are solidly over 30 in my area, and gener...
Katie Miller
How many properties do you hope to purchase this year?
Share your goals for 2023! What are you hoping to accomplish this year with your real estate portfolio? What goals did you set and why? Happy New Year!
Sean Tippens
Unknowingly renting to illegal immigrants ......
Just wondering if there could be any issues with unknowingly renting to illegal immigrants. As a landlord, are we responsible for inquiring as to their citizenship? Could we get into trouble legally if we don’t?
Daniel Hart
Need advice on a wholesale deal gone bad.. Some say I am liable..
I was pressured to place an auction bid on behalf of an acquaintance of mine. I didn't want to do it because I wanted the house for myself, but he told me he would hire someone else (and outbid me) if I said no. ...
Nick Wiswell
Newbie California investor looking to B&H out of state (Milwaukee?)
Hi everyone,I'm a mid-twenties engineer out of the SF Bay Area.I've been lurking the site for a few months as I've mulled the "Real Estate Option" - we're getting to that phase of the boom-bust cycle that I'm just not...
Pavel Sakurets
I'm surprised that from all the people on BP nobody knows the answer
I posted a question before if anyone knew how to find vacant properties besides contacting cities and driving neighborhoods. Shocked that nobody responded with an answer.We find that only larger cities have these reco...
J Scott
Diary of a Rental Property
I had a blast writing my Diary of a New Construction Project thread, and the feedback I got from that was great. So, I've decided to try another one...this time tracking and discussing the ongoing saga of a renta...