Marcus Johnson
Trump tax plan question
I understand that we as RE investors will benefit from the drop of our tax rate on rental income and other investment incomes from 35% to 20%. But my question that I haven't been able to find an answer to, is what w...
Joe Ferguson
Converting 4-Plex to 5-Plex?
Hey BP, I am looking at a 4-unit property that has 3 smaller units about 500 sqft renting for $650 and one massive unit about 1700 sqft renting for $1200. I do not like that one unit is almost 40% of the income which ...
Brandon Vallee
Late Payment on Credit Score after Covid Forbearance
Hello fellow BP members! I am a beginner real estate investor and 29-year-old BP fan. I purchased my first 3-unit apartment building in January of 2020 and have been on the landlord roller coaster ever since. During t...
Aaron Litzenberg
Refinancing and Cash Flow
General question for the BP community.I'm curious about the implications of refinancing a property to pull out equity. If you were to refinance to pull equity out of a rental (think BRRRR), wouldn't that increase PIT...
Ryan Kirk
Stricter Mortgage Rules in Canada - good for Investors!
It's getting harder to buy a home in Canada, which is great for investors! Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) insures mortgages with less than a 20% downpayment, and they are tightening up the qualifying ...
Scott S.
Seattle to issue moratorium on residential evictions
Link to the Seattle Times article below. I expect this to be the first of many moratoriums related to the Coronavirus pandemic across the country.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/durkan-to-issue-m...
William Hull
Apartment Building Developers Face Shortage of Construction Work
Since the crash of the housing market, there has been a substantial impact on the construction industry. As developments are continuing to grow in number and the industry is picking back up, work is available again, b...
Kaustubh Deshpande
Covid-19 changes on multifamily market
For folks here, any thoughts on how the multi-family market coming to terms with the recent Coronavirus disruption? I was middle of a deal but not sure if I should wait it out at this point in time. A couple of intere...
Account Closed
Smoking ban moves to private residences
Washington state is has banned smoking in public places. Now we have a large county attempting to ban smoking in private residences. While, I'm sure that smoking is bad for ones health. There are many other things ...
Ethan Hanes
The Los Angeles Multi-family Market in 2022
In a normal market, owners of multifamily properties typically consider selling for the following reasons: personal health or fatigue, political and economic uncertainty, government over-regulation, physical or functi...