Scott Trench
In Your Market, Does Real Estate Beat the Stock Market Over the Long Term?
I was asking myself this question the other day:If I was an average person investing in a random town in a random part of the United States, would I be better off investing in Real Estate, or the Stock Market?Turns ou...
Tim Brown
Tenant selection (picking the correct tenant for the house)
I have a SFH that I am helping my partents rent out. We have each potential appilcant fill out a general application ( contact info, work history, previous landlords, number of teants, and number and type of pets).I...
Raj I.
$5500-$6500 for setting up a Holding Co+LLC - Thoughts?
Thanks for reading this post.I understand that setting up an LLC is not required in RE, and if anything it can be a pain to file returns depending on how you set up your LLC's.However, I am looking at a couple of prop...
Corey Dutton
Have You Fallen Victim to a Lending Scam? Share Your Story
We write on the topic of loan scams often and we always get a lot of responses from victims of these scams. People often ask, “Who do I report this to?” and unfortunately there is no straightforward or clear answer...
Edward Fedorovich
Tax implications of selling a long term rental
Tax implications of selling a long term rental property that has appreciated and been leveraged.Hoping to better understand my current situation, appreciate any insight.I have a home that I purchased in 2012 for 32k. ...
Erwin U.
Landlord Responsibilities on Repair
Hello, Frequent visitor to this forum to learn about landlord for the last few years and have a few rental properties in DFW area. However, this time I need some feedback from other landlord. I understand that landlor...
Joseph Sherer
MAGIC ELF? Property owners-managers with fewer than 10 units: what would you do with a magical elf?
Hey BP community, Do you own anywhere from 1-10 SFH, duplex, triplex, quads or other properties that you manage yourself? If you were gifted an elf that could tackle only one job, what would you have the elf do to...
Mark Gruetzmacher
1st Mobile Home Deal
Hello Everyone, I have been lurking and posting a little here and there on BP for a few month now. Started around podcast 62 I think, listened to all the podcast in like a week or so while driving on my job. Love Bp...
Diane G.
How would the new buyer of $2m Sunnyvale house feel?
About 2 months ago, a 2/1 SFH in Sunnyvale sold for $2M, and made headlines in the Bay Area for a few days. https://sf.curbed.com/2018/3/2/17073100/silicon-va...2 months later, a SFH in the same neighborhood, 2x the s...
Ben Leybovich
Leverage Is Through the Roof!
Lenders are getting more and more aggressive in their underwriting - read this...I am researching a project and reached out to a friend who is working for a big lender. He confirmed - they are approving stuff that m...