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I admit it: I love old houses, especially those built in the early 1900s.
Yet I always hear savvy investor types talking about only investing in post 1990s houses or similar criteria.
I know real estate invest...
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I have been having some serious issues with Yellowletters.com since the end of March. I placed an order on March 26 for letters to be mailed out on March 29. The first issue was no phone number was placed on my card...
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I'm in contract for a house in Oakland that we think is a great candidate for house hacking. The house is on a slope and there is a walkout basement that extends 15 ft back into the hill/under the house. Ceiling heigh...
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I am being asked advice on something I have not done, so I am asking the BP community if they can help this couple. Details:
1) The property is in a MAJOR tourist area, on a very busy main highway
2) The couple wan...
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Hi all,I have a 4 bedroom STR in Indio, CA. I listed it on Airbnb and VRBO about a month ago from today. So far I've gotten one booking that has already happened and two future bookings. Other than that: crickets. I h...
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Hey Everyone - My girlfriend and I live in Orange County, CA and are 25 and 24, respectively. For work she does tech recruiting and works remotely, while I work as a project manager for a custom home, design-build com...
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Hello everybody, My partner and I reside in Brooklyn, NY. We want to start flipping, and thought we’d like to start more local. Staten Island seems to be an option for us. If anybody here is familiar with its areas, ...
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Looking to purchase our first property, but unsure how to classify it. I am intrigued by the idea of only having to put 10% down for a "second home" and having more cash in hand for some upgrades etc, but are the tax...
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Hi All,My girl and I love to rent in South Florida every winter for a few weeks a year. Covid has shown me I can run my software business from anywhere, so we decided to stay in Fla from Jan-Mar starting this year. ...
My father is interested in possibly getting a retirement home close to the Ocean. What markets close to the ocean would be the most affordable for both retirement and getting a few buy and hold cash flow investments ...