Davison Horst
Federal and State Fair Housing Acts
Since I am a first time Landlord and have only one single family house to rent, my understanding from reading through the Fair Housing Act, is that it does not apply to my situation. According to the Act if you have f...
Tom Lipps
Duplex Sale nearly complete, just found out zoning is single Fam
HI BP!I have a duplex short sale in Cincinnati, OH that I've been working on buying for nearly 5 months now. At this point the contract is FINALLY signed and my Lender is about to do the appraisal. (I've already done ...
Joe Martella
Nick Sidoti - "DR. Cashflow"
Hello all,
Nick Sidoti gave a presentation yesterday to my local REIA. He calls himself DR. Cashflow. He basically hangs his hat on the fact that he is the national guru on special needs housing. The local governm...
Michael Shuster
A Little Bit Of Knowledge Can Be Dangerous!
So many people are scared of what is going on in our economy because of what they are told by others. Yet, they really don’t understand what is making our economy tick. I recently received an ‘economic update’...
Shain Ismailovski
New Executive Order in NJ: Using Security Deposit to Pay Rent
Gov. Murphy announced today that he has signed an Executive Order that will allow tenants to use the security deposit as a rent payment. Curious to know everyone's thoughts on this and how the EO will effect your busi...
Lee Common
Key Considerations for the Future-MBA
Key Considerations for the Future of the Secondary Mortgage Market and the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs).
"The secondary mortgage market is broken. Investors ...
Darius Jamar Smith
International Investing while avoiding money laundering claims
I have an investor overseas, Uganda, Africa, who is having issues getting money to America to invest. After speaking to him, I was informed that one of the family business accounts was closed due to suspicious activit...
Neil Cronkrite
What cash on cash would you accept for a low IRR?
I've been underwriting deals this week where cash on cash exceeds 12%, but the IRR on a 5 year old is around 10%. This would be an absolute triple net lease outpatient surgical center. For those who have invested (or ...
David Epstein
Overseas (military, foreign service) taxes
Friends,I live overseas much of the time as part of government service. I am hoping to find a good accountant / CPA to discuss doing taxes in the future who understands both real estate investing and the various aspe...
Karl B.
On the Sidelines Waiting? What Are Your Buying Parameters?
I know some BPers are buying now but like a lot of y'all, I'm stacking cash and am looking for deals (I haven't bought a property in roughly 11 months).
I wanted to get concrete as to what numbers I'm going to consi...