How do small town banks appraise storage facilities? I’ve found that most “mom and pop” owners have no idea what a CAP rate is and just know what they paid for a place and what they think it’s worth. There is no conce...

Hi Everyone! I'm new to land investing as well as bulk mailing. I can't wait to get started and learn new things from everybody!

I am looking for opinions on the best way to reach out to busy agents for my Home Inspection buisness. I have contacted the agents I know personally with great results but I would like to introduce myseld and my s...

I purchased a home in November 2017 and am putting it on the market March 1st - assuming that it sells fairly quickly, I'll have owned the house for under 2 years and will have to pay capital gains taxes (for referenc...

I wanted to get some thoughts from the veteran flippers about the new structure my GC and I came up with. See the following:

Previous Structure
-GC bids job
-I pay 30% at beginning, 30% halfway, 30% before final walk...

I’m just starting as a investor in the Saint Louis market. The majority of the houses that I have encountered have a basement. Occasionally a house that has potential is sitting on a slab. My real estate agent tries t...

Hi, I'd like to allow my renters to keep Pits and large breeds, and promote myself as a dog-friendly landlord. They make up most rescue populations. I screen tenants myself, so I can meet them and their pet. I would r...

As I'm looking to buy my first rental, I've accumulated a solid list of 4-5 agents/brokers that fit my criteria (on paper). I've scheduled some time to talk to all of them to get a better sense of how their skill set ...

Having trouble pulling the trigger on who to roll over my 401(k) to, for a self-directed IRA, so that I can purchase another property. Since the big box investment companies and banks don’t do self-directed IRA when ...

Hey BPer's

I am just getting going with rentals and I am curious what everyone does on day one that the tenant is approved?

This might be a silly question but I want to understand what is consistent with the industr...