Chad Forgue
First Real Estate Investment
Hey everyone!My name is Chad and I just acquired my first property on Sunday. I had a Jeep Wrangler I traded for a 5 acre property in the Southport area in FL.I’m only 18 years old so this is all very new to me and wo...
Jason Maestas
Help! Denied a Cash Out Refi Using Capital Gains Income.
Hi BP,I am trying to do a cash out refi on a single family property which I purchased cash and renovated. My primary source of income is capital gains income through flipping. I was told by a lender that I cannot use ...
Cody Robison
To sell or not to sell profitable vacation rental
Gosh I'm in a good pickle...I have a vacation rental in an amazing market that I have owned for 10 years and have easily grossed 45k+ a year consecutively and no signs of slow down. I have about 170k in it and only o...
Enrique Lavin
Newbie from Miami, Florida
Hello everyone, my name is Enrique and I'm from Miami, Florida. I'm 20 years old and have been interested in business since i was a child partly due to my grandmother who was the one that helped me with my smaller ...
Account Closed
What School Classes to Take to Prepare for Real Estate?
as a 16 year old kid i don't know much about real estate, but it interests and that is what i wanna do when i get older. As a 16 year old sophomore is there classes i should take as a junior or senior? if so then w...
Char Tovar
Need help avoiding the "Biggest Mistakes" list on BP
I have a triplex under contract in Omaha, NE (an out of state deal) that seems to pencil out fairly well. Problem is I just found there was an error in the original information and the property was built in 1884 makin...
Paul S.
14-year-old fridge stopped working. Recommendations?
Hi everyone.
Tenants reported that the fridge has stopped working (no cooling, no light), and that they did not tamper with it. The fridge still does not turn on when plugged into a different working electric outlet....
Daniel H.
ACV vs. Repair Cost
In the city where my property is located, there are many three-story apartment buildings with a unit on each floor. These are no longer allowed to be built new in the city. So replacement cost of my two buildings is ...
Amal Agarwal
Illinois Tenant Selection - rental bidding?
I put our condo for rent in Chicago and three very similar tenants, (same age, race, sex etc) all saw and submitted the application at the same time. Background checks and credit scores all checked out so I have nothi...
Mark Burlison
Self directed llc down payment
Have a down payment for my first property in a 401k. My accountant mentioned self directed ira llc’s. He really didn’t know much...but had heard of them. Trying to sort through the info...I am over 59 1/2. Asked a com...