Patrick Philip
Finding distressed commercial properties in a healthy economy?
I talked to a commercial broker asking him if he had any commercial properties I could "flip." He said that since the economy is so healthy right now, there are no distressed properties on the market. He said the fore...
Ali Jamal
Three Keys To Running A Successful Vacation Rental Business
Starting a vacation rental business is a potentially great way to grow personal wealth, even if you aren’t a homeowner or if you have bad credit. Making the business successful and maintaining good ratings, however, r...
Marilyn A.
Deed restrictions and mobile home parks
I wanted to ask if there is any way to have a deed restriction changed? I'm guessing that there isn't.
The reason I'm asking is that I would like to own an RV park or possibly a mobile home park. My sister and her...
Frederick Kuo
Post-Covid19 Bay Area Market
I am curious as to where all of you think the Bay Area market is going after Shelter in Place is lifted and the COVID-19 crisis starts to wind down? Currently, it is difficult to assess the true impact on the local re...
Jacob Wyatt
More yard or more parking to maximize rental property income
Hi BP community!My wife and I just bought a home around the Morgan Street Junction in West Seattle. It is a small, old house on a small (4k sqft) lot. It is zoned commercial and LR2. We definitely plan to develop it i...
Account Closed
Depreciation and Capital Gains on a Primary with rented Bedrooms
I purchased my first SFH home this last year that I have moved into as my primary and I am renting out the extra bedrooms in the house. I have been trying to read exactly how renting out the bedrooms will effect my ta...
Beary Bowles
Airbnb/roommate won't leave during eviction, now she's crazy
This is going to be interesting. I have a 5 bedroom house that I've been using for Airbnb and also occasionally roommates. During the quest stay, I agreed to have a verbal agreement with a roommate for $140 a week. ...
Matthew Wright
First Mobile Home Park
Is there a minimum lot count you should start with on your first deal? I've got a lot of mom and pop parks in the 20s in my area. Also is there a simple analysis/formula to use when analyzing a smaller park, is 1% rul...
Kim Van Natter
Charging rent for a shop on home property
I'm looking into buying a fixer upper house which has a large shop on it- 36' x 48' x 16' (could store a boat or other vehicles, could be a workshop space, etc.). Also slightly rural, 30 minutes from Coeur d'Alene, on...
Ben Lue
Legalizing unpermitted ADU - Los Angeles CA
I recently purchased a 3/1 home in El Monte, CA that came with a 350 square foot 1/1 ADU. Build condition looks pretty good but its old so I'm unsure if it will meet code. Can anyone provide insight or share their e...