John Payne
When is it too late to tie up a Pre Foreclosure deal?
Learning more and more about Pre Foreclosures and Notice of Defaults, but one nuanced question. Whether paying cash or taking the property subject-to, the overdue lien that is causing the foreclosure in the first plac...
Scott Trench
Quitting Your Job is the WORST Decision for Newbies? Right?
I've been seeing a lot of folks around BP that seem to be here with the express purpose of quitting their jobs to invest in real estate. The problem that I see, however, is that many of them seem to think that they ca...
Nicholas Miller
ugly situation with the city! What would you do?
This is a long and painful story so I am going to do my best to summarize the situation. The city is being mean to me. What should I do?Here is the list of ideas I came up with:1. City wants to demolish the building ...
Johnny Dong
Tenants want my basement finished
I'm not sure where to turn but I really need you're assistance everyone.I have potential tenants who want to lease my whole house and they're willing sign a year lease and to pre-pay for 12 months as long as I agree t...
John Bapst
Are We at the Top of the Market??
What is going on in Southern Maine? Over the last 12-18 months, feel like valuations have gone hyperbolic. Looking at cap rates on some 2-4 units and there is actually stuff with a 3-handle on it! Most seem to be ~4.0...
Joe G.
Looking to invest out of state - cash flowing markets
After months of reading and researching throughout BP, I've re-evaluated what I'm looking to do with my RE investment goals and am aiming to purchase my first property this year.Basically, I am looking at out of state...
Austin Smith
Best way to run financial operations for landlord business
Hello BP'ers Just wanted to gain insight on how you run your rental business in regards to finance operations. Do you accept rent payment electronically? Did you open up a separate bank account to track income/expense...
Patrick H.
New legislation in North Carolina impact on real estate???
Hello,I am in the process of setting up to conduct business in North Carolina (specifically in Raleigh and the Triangle area). As far as I have discerned, the area I am interested in has a high emphasis on knowledge ...
Marcus Auerbach
2018 proposed tax changes
2018 is comming up fast and Washington is debating a tax reform bill. I have not heard anything local from Milwaukee or Wisconsin State level, but I would be curious to hear comments on the proposed tax bill on a fede...
Andrey Y.
Fairbanks Alaska investing - Best possible scenario
I was hoping to connect with someone who had experience investing in Fairbanks area and Alaska in general. Just browsing the listings, there is a huge variations in prices. It seems that most SFH, duplexes, and triple...