Patrick E.
Paying off mortgage?
I was wondering if anybody that buy and holds a house if they ever use the positive cash flow to pay off a house faster?? Is this a good startegy?
Lets say you pay it off faster then you get all the rent the tenants...
Lou M.
Should I borrow or use own money?
I've been told that having too much equity in rental properties is not good. But I have resources that are not working for me. We all know what banks are paying in interest these days. The stock market is too risky. S...
Al Williamson
How Can Landlords Profit from the Internet-Of-Things
Wi-Fi enabled sensors will soon be embedded into nearly every product so "owners" can monitor the data the object sends. A gate may send a signal meaning "I'm open" and a chair may send a signal saying "183 lbs." ...
Brandon Ingegneri
If your going to quit your job or drop out of college, read this
I’ve been reading a ton of posts recently where people have recently quit college or a job, or are thinking about doing so. While I commend people on having the commitment and passion to peruse a different path, but t...
Laura Guy
Replacing "Landlord" with "Housing Provider"
Our team in Indiana has hired a lobbyist to represent the interests of housing providers and investors. One of our first objectives is to replace the word "landlord" with "housing provider" in ALL pieces of legislati...
Alan Asriants
Taking on a major construction project in 2025 - What are some common hurdles?
As the title of the post mentions, I am taking on an extensive rehab this coming year and am really excited for it!
This is a twin home in Ardmore - which is an amazing area, and I am really enhancing the property.
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Jason Monroe
Cash for keys tenant buy outs in Oakland California
I did my first tenant buy out today. Here is what I have learned.There are Lots of other explanations about why the bay area rent control is weird. If someone has enjoyed quite and respectful use of the unit who is in...
Sandy Uhlmann
Using a SDIRA to get into mobile home investing
I would like to get into mobile home investing. With a lower price point of entry as compared to fixing and flipping brick and mortar homes it seems like it would be something that would be ideal for using a SDIRA. I...
Marvin Meng
Self Directed Roth IRAs
Hi BP-ers!Recently my REIA hosted a speaker from a firm who write self-directed IRAs. This seems like a valuable tool for investors but when I spoke to my accountant about it she said they could only be opened by indi...
Bob Jones
My Pacific Height story-- What can we learn from this
We just experienced our "pacific height" and completed the eviction process. I want to share my experience with you to see what we can learn from this.
1) A Brother and sister came and rented our house. They ...