Lou F.
New and ready to make some moves; stuck in CA.
Hello everyone I'm new here and from Southern California (Long Beach area). I'll get right to it: I've got some funds sitting in a savings account and I'm looking to get into something more worthwhile. The problem is ...
Josh L.
Fixture- Who gets to keep what?
In my rental, there's this open loft /room that used to look like this:Tenants in the past used that space as another bedroom even though its small and didn't have any closets. But, the biggest hurdle to using it as a...
Lindsey Pinkham
Keep the tenant or don’t?
Hey everyone! So I’m in the process of buying my first investment property. It’s a duplex and one side already has renters. When I get a renter for the other side (which already have a few lined up) it will be cash fl...
Luis Montanez
Renovation ideas
Next month this entire house will be my canvas and my goal is to turn this ugly house in to a families beautiful home. I would love your input as to what would you do with this house for each of the rooms (bathrooms, ...
James Ross
Interview questions for property manager
Hello BP!Continuing my trend of posting on topics that I'm currently learning about; I've been looking for a new property management company (PMC). My current one, while competent at placing tenants, is not very comm...
Chad Lundquist
Basement apartment opinions
Hey BP family, we've decided to add a basement apartment to our house and we're trying to decide if we should go with a long-term renter or if we should try short-term (think traveling nurses / doctors, not Air BNB) a...
Ross B Adams
Setting up seller finance with balloon payment
Hi there! Instead of listing a property I'm flipping, I want to sell with creative financing to my contractor. He doesn't qualify for a loan right now but thinks he will in 12-18 months. There is no mortgage on the pr...
Joe Wood
Inherited IRA Withdrawal Questions
Hey Guys,I recently inherited a traditional IRA (Non-spouse) and would appreciate additional feedback from those who are familiar with what options I would have. I am looking to pull out about $100k right now in order...
Michael Lee
Trying to figure out what to do?
I am 59 years old and a college graduate. I had a severe stroke and a brain anurism about 41/2 years ago. I am thinking about buying tax liens and past due tax deeds on a part time basis because I am still recovering...
Henry Clark
Self Storage- Subdivision as Collateral
We have continued to grow in the last 7 years with our Storage business. We are now up to 8 locations. Most are at 100% occupancy. 4 have land to expand, and we will next year. Focusing on our last locations 7 and...