Jonathan Jaffe
Renting from yourself
Dear BP Family:I'm thinking of trying a 'House Hack' using my own future primary residence. I have a foreclosure option that can be purchased cash and then potentially refinanced into an LLC. Has anyone ever thought...
Blake Morgan
Amazon investing $80 million in Greenwood to create 1250+ jobs
Hi all,I own a property in Greenwood and have been looking to buy another. With Amazon moving in and setting up a new facility in 2019 do you think I should act now? Or do you think this won’t have a noticeable impact...
Kristopher J. Anderson
What to look for when picking a custodian for self-direct IRA?
I am getting started and building my team. I have read alot and ready to jump in. What should I look for and what questions do I need to ask when choosing a custodian for my self-directed IRA?Most important to me is ...
Adam Demchik
House had mold..was cleaned with bleach and primed with Kilz...is this good enough?
Looking to purchase a rehab and the seller has already remediated a mold issue by using bleach and painting everything with Kilz. I am pretty sure this is not the correct method. The house had mold in the attic a...
Alex Silang
How common is seller financing in CRE?
On BP, I read of deals such as 70% bank financing, 15% seller financing, 10% downpayment.Are these more of the exception, or are deals like this fairly common?
Lenn L.
Young Investor from Charleston, SC
Hello Everyone,I am currently living in Charleston, SC. I do not own any properties at this time, but I have been lurking on BP for some time now reading up on a bunch of the blog posts so I finally decided to join. A...
Kyle Falkenstein
To invest or To continue waiting..
Hello everyone,I'm trying to get my real estate investing hat back on, however I'm hitting some personal roadblocks. Let me start off with saying I don't want to share this information for someone to ridicule me, tell...
Steven Hayes
Getting Started as a New Agent in Texas in this crazy market?
Hello. I am a new agent. Looking for any advise someone would like to give me for getting started in such a high demand market that we currently have. Luckily for me, I am not a full time agent and have other sources ...
Luca Mastrangelo
Tenant refusing access to show apt
Hi everyone. I'm in CT. One of my tenants are moving out end of July. This past weekend I told them I wanted to show the apt for a few hours next Tues. during the day from like 12-4 or something. They pushed back an...
Victor A.
Checkbook SDIRA LLC - how are taxes handled?
I am planning to open a Checkbook Self-Directed IRA LLC through a custodian that supports these accounts. I understand that you also need to obtain an EIN for the purpose of opening a bank account in the LLC's name, ...