Brooke Boyd
Supreme Court Ruling Void Tax Sale in Jeff Co Alabama
Hello! Can anyone tell me if the Supreme Court ruled that the auctions on some tax sales may be void if they were not bought on the courthouse steps in Jefferson County AL?
Kris Eyler
Rentals near Colleges
Hey all!! Was wondering if anyone has any feedback (pros/cons) on renting to college kids near a major university? I have been told to stay away due to liability issues if the tenants use drugs, etc.
Thanks!
Andy Bauman
Vacant lot - commercial flip - $86k profit
Investment Info:
Other wholesale investment.
Purchase price: $50,000
Cash invested: $50,000
Sale price: $147,000
This was a great deal that I partnered with a friend on. We picked up a commercia...
Michael Haas
Make your call: Which Seattle Neighborhoods will appreciate most?
Hey Seattle BPers - I've got a challenge for you: pull out your crystal ball, your data sets, and your intuition and predict the highest appreciation Seattle neighborhood in 2020, 2021, and 2022.Winner gets something....
Rick Howell
Change your Routine, Change your Business
By our nature, we are creatures of habit. We tend to drive the same route to work every day, eat at the same restaurants, spend time with the same people. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with this, there is som...
William Sumnicht
Do you like to tell the contractors you didn't hire who you did hire?
I'm in the middle of two projects: some light rehab/improvements on a duplex, and my first time project managing a "real" rehab, consisting of gutting a fourplex and turning it into a triplex (done larger projects...
Bruce D. Kowal
Material Participation - what constitutes good recordkeeping?
IRS will challenge the 750-hour requirement under §469(c)(7)(B)(ii). The Temp Regs set forth the requirements to establish hours of participation §1.469-5T(f)(4): "The extent of an individual's participation in an ...
Marc Valencia
cold calling to find deals - viable?
LA has a 5% turnover rate, meaning 5 in 100 homeowners sell their home and move into a new one every year. Knowing that, couldn't someone just cold call homeowners and say something like.. "Hi, this is Marc Phips from...
Angie B.
Courthouse Newbie
My husband and I have bought 11 properties over the last ten years, mostly bank-owned, HUD, Fannie or Freddie properties. We are interested in learning more about buying off the courthouse steps, specifically in K...
George B.
Newbie in Mid-Michigan
Here's my situation:
We bought a duplex in Mt. Pleasant, MI in July of this year and will begin house hacking in October. The other half of the duplex will be a short-term rental. I want to learn more about HELOCs an...