Wes S.
Do investors negatively distort the market?
Hi BP,Do investors, purchasing a property with the sole expectation of renting it out, make it harder for owner-occupants to find affordable housing?This is the question that came up from a family member. He lives in...
Account Closed
Math/Finance
What's the connection?
I was at a graduation recently where the commencement speaker announced future plans for each of the Math graduates as they received their diplomas. As I expected, many were headed to ...
Mike R.
Vacation Management Software
Can anyone recommend a good software or a good company they use?Basically I have 3 properties now and expanding out. I'm looking for something that connects with AirBnB, VRBO, Booking, Flip Key as well as my own site....
Steven Smith
Purchasing A 4 Unit Property With Negative Cash Flow. Bad Idea?
Hello Everyone. I'm in the process of closing on a 4 unit building in CA in which I will live in one of the units. I will be raising rents about 8% since the current owner hasn't raised rents in a long time. Even if I...
Marylynn B.
Best areas for cash flow on east coast
I know this is a loaded question...I am selling a property in NY and live in Maryland. I do not like the idea of an out of state rental but looking for a good area for cash flow and the least amount of headaches. I...
Orion Walker
Meeting with large apartment owner looking to sell, what should I do?
I happened to run across a message from someone looking to sell a near 50 unit apartment complex in my town off mls. We spoke briefly on the phone and he said that he would prefer to meet in person, so we scheduled to...
Nat C.
Disaster tiling job
I hired two professional tilers to tile one of my properties.Their quote was $500 more than another estimate I received but I felt like they were professionals who I could trust to do a good job.Indeed they have been ...
Louis W.
Dealing with Tenants who are bringing up laws.
Hi BP community,I am pretty new to running a rental property. I recently took over managing a property for family in the San Francisco. I was discussing rent and property situation with my tenants, and they got pretty...
Jack B.
Wont the new Trump/GOP tax plan reduce demand for housing?
In expensive markets like NJ, Seattle, expensive areas of CA, etc? I suspect the demand curve will shift unfavorably, at least for expensive properties. Cheap properties in the Seattle area around 350K and so may be c...
Justin Thind
Inner-City Investing: What am I missing?
Hey everyone! I am about to close on my first single-family rental property soon, just two months after first dipping my toe into real estate research. It's in a regular B-grade type of area, and projects to have dece...