Noah Scott
What makes for a great meetup?
Hey, everyone!I am just starting my journey into REI. As with most who catch the bug, my mind seems to be completely consumed with thoughts dealing with this common bond that brings us all together.I was thinking earl...
Kim Durst
Help wanted.....Lakefront Airbnb or sell?
Bought our lakefront home one year ago, under Market Value. Remodeled the majority of the home and are almost finished. We have a huge home with a potential Airbnb space on the lower level. The Realestate market is HO...
Robert Ellis
is the 1% rule dead in 2023? No and here's why
The old tried and true 1% rule. People ask if it's still possible to get this. What I say: "reverse engineer what you want and use data to do so."
In Columbus Ohio in cash flow zips (class C), section 8 is one good ...
Cee Jay
1031 Exchange or 121 Exclusion Out of Duplex?
Hello BP,I am doing my due diligence and researching to buy a duplex and house hack.Specifically, it would be a Single Family Home with a detached Granny Flat, purchased with an FHA Loan.My plan is to live in one of t...
Jeremy Lee
Requirements when selling (LA Municipal Code)
Hi all,
My in-laws are selling their home in LA County and we are unfamiliar with the requirements to sell. My wife and I sold our place in OC a couple years ago and the requirements didn't seem as stringent.
The es...
Joshua Merritt
Creative uses of a fairly big lot in 78757
This is a long shot, but posting to see if any of you real estate pros have any creative ideas for me. My wife and I bought in Wooten (basically Anderson Ln. and Burnet Rd. area, in 78757) in 2010, which turned out to...
Doug Cabrera
Refinancing with cash out or just refinancing
Hello Folks,
Needing some advice on if I should refi with cash out on my investment property or just refi it to bring my monthly payments down. Estimated value on my property is about 200k, 70k is what is owed. I can...
Jason Smith
Taxes and selling lot with two houses on it - Primary/rental
We purchased the property in 2013 for $49,900. It is a unique lot because on one parcel it has two dwellings. For the purpose of this post, I will call them the front house and back house. We lived in the front ...
Joseph Rios
Section 8 voucher limits
Hello BP Community,
I have a tenant who lost her job and recently got approved for section 8. She was only approved for a 1-bedroom apartment and the rental unit I'm currently renting to her is a 4-bedroom (she lived...
Nitish Gupta
Property with Rent paid by the government?
Hello,
I am researching to purchase my first real estate investment property. An agent suggested a property in the 70-80k$ range, currently occupied by tenants. Apparently, the renters are of low-income earners and t...