Cameron Price
Is Tax Math Fair? And does anyone actually understand it?
I just filed my taxes for 2018, and had to pay in a significant amount of money. This got me exploring some of the details of my situation and trying to figure out some of the math and the logic for certain things. I...
Joe Strickley
CRE Buyer's Broker
Is there such a thing? Any mentors out there? I want to make some investments, tried to put together a team of specialist CPA, attorney, and broker, but it fell at the first hurdle. It seems brokers just want to sell ...
Will Barnard
Stop Doing Business With BofA!
Not technically a real estate company, however, due to their large amount of RE holdings/assets, this is the place for this thread.
As many of you know, there is a BP thread about the terrible business practices of B...
Christine Mwai
The best and the worst tenants:)
Hey Landlords and landladies! I'm sure each has seen many variation of tenants.I did want to "brag" on this SFH tenant of mine that calls me early to pay her rent with a smile. Wonderful! Same house I evicted a tenant...
Amy Thatcher
Eviction at Christmas: Scrooge or Good Business?
I recently (late Sept. 2018) purchased a duplex in FL. The property was fairly run down, i.e. overgrown yard, the occupied unit has window coverings consisting of aluminum foil and/or bed sheets/blankets, additionally...
Jason Gutierrez
Realistic ROI paying all cash on an out-of-state turnkey
Hi everyone,BP newbie and first post in the forums. I live in Orange County, CA and am looking to buy my first buy-and-hold rental property. I've been looking outside of Southern California as I have not been able to ...
Ryan Oneal
Found this informative. Advice from a home inspector.
Site - Does the ground around the house slope consistently away?- If there are underground drains, where are they going?- Are there any trees at the foundation?- Is there adequate drainage for retaining walls? Any cra...
Jay Gill
RE residential Notes . . .quality of properties and forrates
I know of a few people that are investing in real estate notes that are working with a third party individual. I noticed that the properties they are invested in are far away from any urban centers(tertiary markets), ...
Matthew Holtry
What is the Happy Path for a Private Money lending Transaction?
BP Community,I recently did my first private money deal (as a lender). The borrower is someone I know personally, and we intend to do additional deals together in the future. We stumbled through this first one togethe...
Brian Bellew
Bend, Oregon Investment Thesis
I own three single family rentals in Bend, Oregon that all cash flow pretty well and have good equity positions. Bought in 2010, 2012 and 2013. I now live in Denver but have strong convictions about growth in Bend. ...