Hello BPers,I own a rental property (single family home) in CA bay area, and I was looking into doing a 1031 exchange with a larger property as a way to upgrade income. But on second thoughts, after years of being a ...
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Good evening BP. I have a few questions that I'd like to bounce off of the community regarding a couple properties that I have under contract. 1) Do I have to honor the full terms of the lease or am I able to move ...
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Brief history of myself..I have been a mechanic for the last 16 years..I use to love to fix cars, but now it is time to move on, as I se the writing on the walls, and it is just getting worse in the dealerships..
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This seems to be a widely held mantra here. If you buy in a high appreciation market, you're not investing, you are speculating. That's not something I have ever heard here in Hawaii. Probably because it's not true...
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There is nothing sane about what you have to be prepared to do in order to make a start in this business. Please take that as a given. The only thing I can fully agree with Grant Cardone about is his statement that re...
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I am looking to do another bulk buy and wanted to document my experiences here. I already have a commercial lender in place who did our previous loan. The challenge is that I am looking to buy 6 - 10 properties that...
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Some flips are easy...paint, carpet, clean, and list. Then there are the hard ones. I've never posted a diary of a flip before. With over 600 flips under my belt I sometimes think that I've seen it all. Then I see...
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I got a letter from Wisconsin Department of Professional Services Division of Legal Services & Compliance. They received a complaint from someone on my direct mail list of probate properties. My marketing lett...
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I not really old. At least I don't think so, but I hate that every year more and more people are using text or Facebook Messenger as their main form of communication. Having a vacant unit this time of year is bad en...
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Hi, I recently bought a free-and-clear house at the local tax auction for $25K, When I claimed it, the former owner had left everything in place and it needed a cleanout. So my guys were down to the basement and looke...