Shannon Leahy
How much cash is in your properties? Buy and hold vs cash flow..
I once met a real estate investor who said the trick to successful real estate investing is to keep as little cash in the property as possible; you don't pay a loan off as quickly as you can, rather, you keep it lean...
STEPHEN YUAN
Who is right? Who's the crook?
Guy 1: My mentor offered a Duplex R/E option to me at 17,000 with purchase price being 85,000. It is located at Del Rio, Tx 78840. Basically here's the numbers he told me:$85,000.00Investment$17,000.00Rent$1,3200.00in...
Eric Eickhof
How to Make a Cold Call
Making an impact as a cold caller in a world full of cold callers is an art. You have all these people out there who are constantly beset on all sides by scammers posing as the IRS, Microsoft, Carnival Cruises, you n...
Benjamin K.
Spec house on wooded lot
Two questions:1. We are planning to build a spec house. How does having a wooded, "secluded feeling" large lot (but not actually secluded) in a rural area (western massachusetts, hill/mountainous area) impact selling ...
Kelley Prymych
Canadian Aloha? Renting a place in Hawaii as a snowbird?
Good day BP’ers.With working for long periods of time in isolation (25+ day shifts in the bush) in the Canadian oilfields, it gives me a lot of time to brain storm.My latest idea had been if I were to rent a place in ...
Jim Stevenson
Kingston, PA - oversaturated market?
I've been looking at Kingston, PA as a possible rental market. In trying to determine rents I checked out the rental ads on Craigslist. There's 107 ads just for Kingston (population of 13k). I thought this seemed rath...
Nathaniel Walker
Bed & Breakfast Investors
I purchased a property to convert to a bed and breakfast an would appreciate any advice or resources on how to get started. The property is a two family upper and lower with 5 bedrooms and 4 baths. The 1st floor has...
Adam A.
What to look for when hiring a Toledo Lead Inspector
2 Important factors you need to know before you hire a Toledo Lead Inspector and comply with the Toledo Lead Ordinance.With the Toledo Lead Ordinance compliance deadline approaching (6/30/18) for phase 1, there are se...
Denise Evans
Warning Re Deeds and Alabama Tax Sales
Thanks to my friend, Alabama tax sales attorney Greg Stanley, who alerted me to this issue. He and his colleagues are seeing a number of improperly written deeds prepared by non-lawyers, that are causing major headach...
James E.
Building your own home
Hi BP!
My wife and I are making a move out to the burbs and buying a small SFR that will need a reasonably extensive rehab.
Rather than going through the entire rehab thought process with everyone, I wanted to ask:
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