Jay C.
Are Realtors days numbered?
I saw an interesting interview on CNBC today of Colony Capital CEO Tom Barrack whose firm has $34 billion under management. He spoke about the many changes in housing but touched on a real interesting point. He compar...
Andria Kobylinski
Note investing in a Self Directed IRA
Hey all, newbie to Note Investing here. I am currently working on opening a self directed IRA and would like to use it to buy a few notes to start. Can I buy non-performing notes in my IRA or only performing? Aren’t t...
Stuart M.
Expense Real Estate Taxes on Sched A before in-service?
Can you put the real estate taxes on your schedule A while the property is undergoing renovations, before the property is placed in-service? I was under the impression that you cannot, that they must be added to the ...
Margot Baldwin
Looking for "retirement" advice
My husband and i are trying to leave our careers in the next two years to "retire" early. What that means for us is passive income from 3 SFHs that are fully rented out, in addition to a small pension. We are wanting ...
Daniel J.
When should I consider a property manager?
As a general rule I am planning on managing my own properties. However, I do realize that gets a lot harder the bigger the property is. Does anyone have thoughts on what size MF I should really start considering using...
Henry Clark
Self Storage- Breaking into the Self Storage business
Helping a person look at getting into the Storage business.@??????? I'm going to back up the discussion a little versus just "getting" you a storage location. I'm going to take this post below and make it, its own ...
Matthew Samson
Should I engage a CPA now or wait until we've built up a basic portfolio?
Hi all. My wife and I are still in the 'learning phase' as real estate investors, but we know for sure that in the next year (a) we will be converting our primary residence in to a rental, and (b) buying another house...
Jackie Liu
Unresponsive Property Manager
Hello BP member, I have a friend who currently owns several SFH rentals that is currently managed by a PM in Indiana, according to them the PM has been unresponsive for 3 months, all their attempts to reach the PM has...
Allen Duan
Anyone in Las Vegas looking to learn more about MTRs?
We're onboarding a new MTR in Spring Valley we will be managing and, this being our first property in Las Vegas, I'm looking to connect with anyone who does MTRs already or is interested in learning about MTRs. For an...
Joel Owens
Excellent article I forgot I had from a broker/lender about loans.
Article by Joanne Scoratow
May the REAL lenders step forward please.
The number one question I get asked by a new mortgage broker is, are you a direct lender? This is an intrinsically important question that ...