Carrie Giordano
To raise rent or not to raise rent?
I have tenants in a sfh that are coming up on the end of there lease July 31st. The first year was a bit of a struggle with them, late rent payments and drama within the family. We weren't sure if we would recent to t...
Luke McCann
A lot to a little or a little to a lot?
BP community,
When it comes to real estate marketing, and especially direct mail, I have hear differing opinions about how to strategize a campaign.
The first strategy is to target as many people as you can. In di...
Audrey Scott
First-Time Home-buying Guide
What do you think is the step-by-step breakdown of home buying process?
Michael Bell
Investing in Parking Lots & Garages - My story so far
Greetings BP,
I wanted to share my parking "activities" within the BP community since I see this a pretty obscure topic. I have made strides to help another investor find deals as well as take my own down. I wrote ...
Jonathan Small
DIY or hire help for taxes?
I have 2 people that I sometimes partner with on real estate deals.I use a CPA because I have a number of rentals and a few LLCs. I understand the value my CPA provides for me in my situation.However, when should my o...
Anthony Chan
Sold my rental condominium (~15 years in service) - DO I NEED FORM 3115 ?
Hello all - Long story but any help would be much appreciated.• I purchased a small 1B/1Ba condominium in a high rise building in 2004 for personal use.• In 2010, I moved out and decided to put in in service as a rent...
Brendon W.
Pittsburgh Area Multifamily Zoning
I've been trying to find an area to purchase a home as a primary residence with the goal of increasing my savings rate. My target area is the South Hills / Northern Washington County area. As a wanna-be investor with ...
Doug P.
Estimating Rehab Cost Per SQFT
Reading the book Flip they have a rule of thumb chart for quickly estimating the cost per SQFT of rehabbing or remodeling a home.
Here is how they chart it.
Standard finish rehab - $15
Designer finish rehab - $18
S...
Alex Silang
Commercial loan balloon payments
Newbie question here.
Commercial loan have balloon payments due in 10 years or so.
What if it's a bad environment (recession)? Will the bank typically roll it over? If you have first hand experience ple...
Nick L.
AC Unit Replacement Too Costly & Seeking Alternative Solutions?
The AC unit and damper system in my rental property just went out yesterday and my property management company is proposing a fix of ~$5k to replace the AC and ~3k to replace the dampers using their trusted contractor...