DJ Brooks
Deferring taxes if 1031 doesn't work
I have a tax question. I have a financial advisor friend who said he can defer taxes (similar to 1031) from real estate proceeds into a charitable remainder trust or CRT. First, does anyone know if that is true? Now i...
Tim Lindstrom
Cost to insulate walls
My electrician discovered that the exterior walls in my newly purchased ranch home do not have insulation. I am meeting with the contractor tomorrow to discuss options. about how much should I expect to pay to insul...
Amber Matas
Should we Raise the rent?
Hey there! Looking for some thoughts on raising the rent. Here is my particular scenario:
We have a property in Orange County, Ca. It’s in an extremely desirable, historic area, in an A+ school district.
Homes rent ...
Christina R.
we "bulletproof" rentals but with what specific fixtures?
I'm beginning my first rehab in inner city Baltimore. I've read a lot of very useful information about shoring up rentals pre-tenant occupancy and during turnovers. I'd LOVE to hear what very specific fixtures peopl...
Aspen Jay
How much to pay a Realtor for an off-market deal
Hi everyone! Novice here, I've been looking into off-market deals but don't feel comfortable moving forward by myself. I have been working with an agent who owns rentals so is experienced and I trust his opinion, but ...
Benjamin Aaker
What is the value of DIY?
My wife and I are finished fixing up our first flip. We calculated our repair cost and there was about $19,000 worth of work done by contractors. We spent another $8,000 on materials for DIY such as flooring, paint, ...
Michael Totman
Our latest buy and hold success with pics and numbers
I wanted to share this recent success story with everyone. For some history my brother Nick and I have been partnering on buy and holds since 2009. With this latest story, by far our best and (potentially) most prof...
Jack Wang
General property management best practices
I'm very early on in my journey in buy-and-hold long-term rental real estate investing; I only have one unit that I purchased in late-2019 before having encountered biggerpockets and the other online resources on the ...
Tyler Veres
Forcing Equity/Increased Value by affecting NOI (bottom line)
Good day all,I am looking at putting together a list of ways that people have gone about forcing equity/value in their properties. To start the ball rolling, I like adding a unit/income stream where there wasn't one ...
Anthony Larson
Portfolio acquistion, first investment
just returned from deployment I'm looking at this property to buy, so i can focus on school, and not work
17 unit and 12 unit building
17 unit building mix
15 unit rooms at $328 a month paid week 2 units $640 mont...