Greg R.
Is cash flow overrated?
While cash flow is great and I strive to cash flow as much as I can, in the long run could this strategy be less profitable than buying & holding in a market that will see high levels of appreciation?I hear folks ...
Joshua Dorkin
What Are Your 2007 Real Estate Goals?
We're conducting a 2007 real estate goals group writing project for those people who blog about real estate. With that in mind, I thought it would be appropriate to ask our members to set their own real estate goals ...
Adam Bartomeo
How to Get 0% Funding Using Credit Cards
After emailing a few investors about using credit cards to free up capital I realized that not many people know how to use their credit cards to free up cash without getting hit with huge interest charges. I started r...
Chris K.
I prepaid 2018 property taxes. Mistake?
So, following the near unanimous advice of everything I could find, because I have well over 10k in state and local taxes (and will likely opt for the standard deduction under the new tax bill), I went down to the Cit...
Courtney Nguyen
Cost of doing annual roof inspection/maintenance on commercial building (retails)?
Hi all,The retail strip I manage is 5 years old and is in good shape. I just took over management 2 years ago and don't think previous management/landlord ever did roof maintenance (giving it was still new back then)...
Andrew Whicker
Zoned as Duplex, rents as a Triplex
Hi,
I'm sure many of you have faced this issue before. I got an offer accepted on a Triplex that is zoned as a Duplex. The owner says the house has been rented this way for 8 years without a problem. I'm w...
Mark Updegraff
my first development proposal
Coincidentally, a few doors down from my first rental property, the city has put out a RFP for a .5 mixed use development. The deadline is May 16th, which is fast approaching, but I think I have my team in place to m...
Account Closed
How much to increase rent on lease renewal
So I have tenants in my property that are complete PITA's. They pay on time but they nit pick and complain about absolutely everything! I have a PM. They are currently on a year lease which expires in June 2019. I wou...
Jennifer Hillberg
Best way to rehab a wood floor on a rental-to-be
Hi -- I'm working on a house that will be in a lower-income rental area. I pulled up the carpets (which had 30 years of dirt and dust under them) and found good hardwood floors. There are many imperfections due to t...
Blake Woodham
Agents/Brokers, Would you hire a drone to take aerial video/photos of a listing?
Hey BP Fam, I was curious if anybody has ever hired a drone (mini RC helicopter) to take aerial video or photo's of a listing? I found an good deal on a very nice drone, and the guy said he used it several times for a...