Stuart Grazier
What and where do military service members invest in?
As an active duty military service member, one of the challenges I face as an investor is that I normally move every 2-3 years. Because of this, I've always been hesitant to buy and hold actual property, and have inst...
Sherry Martin
What's YOUR experience and opinion?
I have a young unmarried couple with average credit, no evictions, easily able to afford the rent of my house. AND I have three young women who are interested in splitting the rent with average or little credit. In ei...
Andrew Chung
Building Low-Income condominium?
If there are low-income housing for apartments and homes, is it possible to build a low-income condo with 20+ units (studio sized) and sell them to qualified low-income families or individuals? Does Sec 8 or anything ...
Nav Singh
Buying privately and putting it into an LLC
First post (yay!). Hi BP family,I am a newbie investor and hope to find success like many of you on this forum. I already bought my first property (all-cash) about 2 weeks ago and have lined up my second one. The thi...
Marija Petrovic
Second FHA purchase Duplex San Diego
Finally, on June 2, I closed escrow on my property purchase in San Diego—a significant investment goal I had been working towards. While this accomplishment is exciting, the process was strenuous and challenging. Toda...
Simon Gill
Kitchen Cabinets Bay Area Recommendation
Hi BP!I'm currently shopping around to find a quality Kitchen/Bathroom Cabinet supplier for my galley style kitchen in my condo in the Bay Area. Does anyone have a good cabinet location? I plan to live in here for 1 y...
Leslie Beia
Transitioning From Rentals in TN to Flips in TX: LLC/S-corp Q's
Hi All! I lived in TN briefly and bought several properties there that I manage as STR's, and have a 3rd in MI. They are all currently in my TN-based LLC. I moved from TN to TX and have started flipping. My plan has b...
Laura Thorne
Cannot buy a duplex in an LLC
I wanted to create an LLC and have the entity purchase a duplex in order to protect our personal assets from a potential settlement-hungry tenant. We found that no lender will structure a deal where an LLC buys the d...
Alberto Cioni
how to avoid DST high commisions?
Soon I will sell my 1.3M rental propriety and I'm looking to 1031 into a DST. One of the biggest complaints with DSTs is the high cost/fees associated with them. A big part seems to be the broker commission (8-12% fro...
John Stevenson
Stay away from adjustable rate mortgages.
Investing is about leverage. Leverage is about stability. If the rate on the loan adjusts annually, you can be pretty sure the rate will adjust up. Take a look at how just two percentage points can change your payment...