Kristel Lim
Claim an insurance for reroof or pay out of pocket?
Hi all! The roof on my rental property has caused water damage inside. I've already filed a claim on my other rental property because the filter has leaked 2 years ago. Should I file another claim for a reroof or pay ...
Judy Godfrey
Baltimore Newbie
Hi. I am Judy and I have worked in the real estate industry in the Baltimore area since 1988, and became a licensed agent in 2011. I would like to start flipping houses, with the long term goal of rental properties ...
Eric Moeller
Airbnb backed rental properties? Should I invest? Where? Why?
Hey all!I wanted to get everyones opinion on investing in single family homes for the purpose of running a short-term rental business through Airbnb. After running numbers on a handful of projects in Vegas, Florida an...
Jose Mas Perez
Cpa real estate questions
Hello, I am a newbie looking to invest in my first rental property in 90 days.My question is what questions should I ask my current cpa to see if they are familiar / comfortable giving real estate tax advice? I don't ...
Tucker Cummings
Buying An Entire Subdivision of 124 Homes
This has me conflicted.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i...
The snippet I'm talking about is how Fundrise bought an entire subdivision of 124 new builds 20% over asking to then use as rentals. This isn't the first art...
Michael Rinaldi
New IRC Sec 199A Tax News - Safe Harbor to Qualify
Hi BP Community,Today some tax news came out that is very relevant to the industry. I'm sure many are aware of the new Sec 199A deduction which essentially allows for a 20% exclusion of income earned for business owne...
Jessica G.
How much landlord insurance do you have on your properties?
I got my first property under contract (woohoo!) So how much landlord insurance is really necessary? Do the experienced landlords out there recommend being more conservative and getting more coverage or going with a m...
Jake Mercer
The reasons why only some STR Operators & Airbnb Arbitragers succeed & others don't!
Here is a quick take on what I've noticed on what separates successful businesses or individuals in the short term rental space vs. those who fizzle out, end up closing up shop or end up getting results they're not ha...
Matt Wells
How much money should I insure my rental properties for with ACV and $10K deductible?
I want to get the community's thoughts. How much money should I insure my rental properties for with ACV (actual cash value) and $10K deductible? Should I insure for the capital I have in the homes or for how much t...
Stephen Sokolow
Flipping in South Bend
Hi everyone,I would like to get some advice and here some stories about flipping houses in South Bend, Indiana and Northwest Indiana in general. I am in the process of getting my real estate license mainly in order to...