Alec Sithong
Advice on buying rentals, flips or loaning out cash?
Hello BP'ers,I need some advice on which direction to go: with a starting capital of $125K, which is the most affective way to get cash return in a year or two? My goal (like everyone else) is to aspire to live off of...
Lenzy Ruffin
Must a single family home be brought up to electrical code to be a rental?
Just getting started with wholesaling. I inspected a lead I got from direct mail the other day and I'm wondering if I went way too low on my offer because I overestimated the rehab cost substantially.The owner was an ...
Mauricio Quintana
Mobile home parks, what key metrics are used to analyze the deal?
Newbie to REI here and in search of knowledge from this awesome community. I’ve heard many great things about mobile home/RV parks. I’m curious to hear from others what key performance indicators are used to analyze...
Drew Beard
Taxes and Wholesaling
Hello,New to the BP forum. My wife and I are just getting into the real estate investing world and are trying to figure out what niche we should really focus on. My wife is a real estate agent and I have worked in con...
Amanda Dallman
how do you avoid bogus support animals?
I have a condo for rent in an association that has a no pet policy in the bylaws, unfortunately it doesn't seem to be enough against the Fair Housing Act. I had someone look at our 3rd floor condo, when I told them n...
Rahul B.
Newbie to BP and REI - solo 401k vs. buy and hold REI?
Hello BP community!Great to join BP. I've been reading a few blogs and forums on this amazing site for about two weeks now, and am just starting out on my own learning journey in Real Estate Investing (REI). After rea...
Marshall Rousseau
Fair Housing Question
Since I became a landlord several years ago, I have always use the same screening process. When I show a property, I have prospective tenants show up dispersed every 10 minutes on a given evening. The typical evening ...
Freddy T.
Tenants are smoking weed and strong smell is radiating to my second unit.
I just bought a duplex about 2 weeks ago with tenants in one unit already living there. I realized that the tenants are heavy marijuana smokers and have permeated the smell to my other unit. I am having issues showing...
Diana Medina
What Would You Do? Why?
Hello BP family!I’m brand new to the world of the real estate investment and am trying to educate myself. But I gotta say, there’s so much to learn and so little time.I’m debating on next steps and what better source ...
Naga A.
Rats in Garage, Estimate $900!
I own a SFR out of state. My property manager has contacted me that a tenant complains that numerous rats and a lot of rats poops have been seen at garage.
The estimate for taking care of such problem came back with ...