Gayla Kemp
Investors, do you own your personal home or rent?
I have been listening to podcasts and youtubes and I keep hearing people say that investors should not own their own home, they should rent. Can someone please explain the logic behind this. I have 55% equity in my ...
Michael D'Egidio
How can Realtors help investors to see the bigger picture?
Greetings BP Brethren!
I'm newer to the real estate business, I've been a Realtor now for the last 7 months. I've closed 4 deals, have 2 current listings and a whirlpool vortex of buyers... and half of them.....
Ben Leybovich
What is Bad Debt?
There's been a lot of discussion on the forums as it relates to differentiating bad debt from good. The most common view on BP is that any debt which does not produce investment returns is bad debt.I, for the most pa...
Courtney M.
WHAT THE HECK? Fannie Mae being shady?
Hey guys! I am in the process of getting an REO under contract through Fannie Mae, and LAST MINUTE they sent me this bogus Real Estate Purchase Addendum that TOTALLY negates the terms in our agreed upon offer.....My a...
Casey Gregersen
Property Managment without a broker or license
We have 11 units in #DFW and hoping to start to do Property Management for other investors in the area to help supplement our cashflow and scale our business. Does anyone know of any legal work-arounds we can do this...
Account Closed
STRs: The upside to a pending recession....
More and more I'm hearing that STRs are going to be the alternative to hotels as it looks like a recession may be eminent. Curious to hear from the forum if you are seeing the same trends in terms of your bookings. ...
Dave Hurt
Our first restaurant build out - before and after!
Hello All, The commercial RE forum seemed like the best place to post this.I just wanted to share before and after pics of our first bar/restaurant build out! This is our first project and we have certainly learned a...
Account Closed
Doing Your Own Title Searches
Is anyone able to do their own title search to see if there are any liens on a property or do you just contact a title company?
Jessica Vollendorf
Creative ways to post rent price when utilities are included.
I'm wondering if there is a creative way to list my rent price. Currently the utility prices are included in the rent because I don't have split meters. The problem with this is that it drives up the cost of the rent ...
Mark Dutton
I hate having mortgages
Hey everyone, I’m a novice investor and I’d appreciate some advice or insight on my situation, even though I know everyone’s circumstances are different.I’m currently 27 and will soon have three rental properties alon...