Response to a persons question on Crime management at Self StorageMy Brother wrote the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical warfare manuals for all North American Air Force and Army bases. One California Fire Season he wa...

Hey BP members!   I was toying with the idea (loosely) of investing in a car wash.  There are two for sale in my vicinity.  One has 5 bays, one of which is full service.Question:  does anyone have experience with a ca...

I have a duplex that has two really old gas furnaces that are about to die on me. Instead of dropping $6000 on two new ones, I have contemplated replacing the heating with baseboard electric heat throughout. This plac...

I bought the most expensive flip I have ever done last week. It is tenant occupied and I get to see the inside of it Tuesday! Obviously it is not the ideal situation to buy a flip for $500k you can't see, but it takes...

Hello everyone, I'm getting started with STR niche (used to have LTRs before and looking for better returns). I'll be starting out with my primary residence house to see if it's for me before I start looking for inves...

I NEED HELP! I have an interesting land offer for my 2.68acres undeveloped land. Land background: The land is zoned CB/Mixed Use 50/50+1sqft commercial. It rests at a very busy 5way intersection with good frontage. L...

Hello BP Self Storage Rock Stars!
I'm curious to know what you think of this one? What would you do?
We found a 3 acre lot right up against the freeway about (5min from our home) with a farm house on it for $450k. I...

A local mom/pop owned campground has come up for sale. I would like some insight on how to analyze this. They aren't great book keepers but did provide some numbers. 829k asking price with 103 revenue.  I couldn't get...

Has anyone ever purchased a self storage facility using an SBA loan? If so, would you recommend it over a conventional commercial loan? I am looking into buying a self storage facility and am weighing my options for f...

I've pretty well decided to put my house on the market probably in October. I'm in quiet a cul-de-sac (anybody interested, lol) with about 10 houses. One is in foreclosure [reo-147K, 2 have just [one yesterday, 165K,...