Will Barnard
Cash Flow vs. Appreciation
Many have argued/claimed here on BP that cash flow on residential properties is of vital importance and investors can not put food on the table with appreciation. I disagree. Once you have built a business with many r...
Alfred Bell
What do you want Mr. Notebuyer?
I'm going to sell a condo down in Palm Desert California that I fully remodeled. I want to sell it with owner financing to facilitate a fast sale (lot of inventory in the desert and market time is VERY slow). Asking p...
Rich Weese
Buying at foreclosure is EASY!!!!
B.S.!!!! It is easy to buy at the courthouse steps , just show up with cashiers checks and raise your hand!
However, it is also very easy to lose your shirt. I attend and buy at my Texas county foreclosure auctio...
Nick Mess
When did you buy a truck?
Living in NH and doing some of the renovations myself, I am feeling the itch to buy a used truck! But with only one duplex under my belt, it definitely makes more sense to save the money and invest in additional prope...
Robert Ellis
Building spec homes as an investor for a profit
Is anyone building in markets as an investor with builders where you are an out of state investor and building in a market not local and hiring a general contractor to build at which point you sell spec? We are pitchi...
Michael M.
Heloc on Heloc on Heloc forever?
I just took out a HELOC to use as a down payment an investment property. My monthly payments will be low (interest only for 10 year draw period), so shouldn't really affect my debt to income ratio much.Once I buy the...
Justin Jarboe
LEASE ADDENDUMS? What extras do you add to your lease
What are your favorite add ons to add to your lease? Do you have an addendum to your standard residential lease? Examples: Smoking is prohibited in the unit. LANDLORD permits the use of parking space #XXXX t...
Anand S.
New investor from San Diego
Hello everyone,I am Anand and live in San Diego. I have a background in engineering and MBA. My day job is to manage the engineering operations at a large technology company. I am really passionate about real estate a...
David Espana
Pet Policy: Breed Restriction San Diego
Hi, I just leased to a new tenant (six-month lease) and the tenant has moved into the premises this month. Without my knowledge and consent, the tenant brought in a pit bull (or similar breed). I discovered the pet wh...
Joseph Z.
REAL online real estate brokerage
I was wondering if anyone had any experience or input on REAL? From my limited research I see that it is an online real estate brokerage with zero monthly costs, and an 85/15 commission split. I would assume the sup...