Alexa Ferguson
It’s a Great Time for Denver Short-Term Rentals
As summer rolls in and temperatures heat up, so does the short-term rental market in Denver. As a personal example, my Airbnb unit near Sherrelwood is already booked every night in June and and July except for two nig...
Shiloh Lundahl
Why you shouldn’t jump into real estate hoping to avoid a job
On a lot of new investor posts, I read that they want to replace their full time income with passive income from real estate investing. Which all in all is not a bad thing but I think their time frames to do this is n...
Harish Maiya
ADU/in-law unit in Newark, Bay area
Howdy BP folks, I am firstimer, please bear my lengthy writeup.Need some inputs for deciding to build ADU unit in side yard of my house. Situation: Have a day job along with a kid. Cannot spend full time on the projec...
Yuko Tanaka
St. Louis Fourplex -- Too Good to Be True? Deal Analysis Help!
I've found a property with numbers so good that I'm wondering if I've analyzed the deal incorrectly. I'm a newbie and would really appreciate the feedback! Here's the property: The St. Louis Fourplex (I'm not ready to...
James H.
Learning as I go
So today I picked up rent plus some past due rent from last month and a late fee. When I told the tenant last month that he was going to be charged a late fee, he looked at me like he couldn't believe I was being so u...
Sunil Chauhan
New TurnKey Investor Requires HELP!!!
Hello to all BP members,I am a UK citizen and have loved the US from a very long time. I am looking to purchase a number of properties in the near and foreseeable future and would like some honest advice. I've seen pr...
Brian Zitzow
I found another duplex I want to buy, but WTF?!
So I found a duplex in a desirable neighborhood in my area and I want to run the numbers by you guys.Asking Price: 350kGross Rent: 2000I can do owner occupied financing with 3.5% downpayment and I'm assuming a 4% inte...
Robert Goldman
Why don’t investers, who rent homes, pay their property taxes?
I am noticing quite a few homes that are 2-3 years past due on their property taxes and none of them are mortgaged. They are up for a tax deed auction because they have 2-4 years of tax liens and some are rented out t...
Ken D.
Appreciation happens then...sell or refinance?
There is a lot of discussion about how to approach appreciation in RE investing, but say you got lucky. Then what?My specific situation is that I have a property that I purchased for $300K, is now worth $600K, and sti...
Will Barnard
Scary!! Your thoughts . . .
I came across this article and it is scary.
Feel free to post your thoughts on this article as I am interested in hearing other's opinions.
America's Political Cannibalism
By Chris Hedges
It is no longer our economy...