Andrea Hames
Not so new member from PA
I am Andrea, from the PA area I am a Mulit-SIte Property Manager, I have been working in the field for approximately 10 yearsI am planning to purchase my first rental property this year, for now I plan to buy and hold...
Rick Bevilacqua
Foreclosure Sale with Occupants
Does anyone have any knowledge or 1st hand experience with purchasing a bank-owned property that is occupied? This is in Pennsylvania..IE; what's involved in the purchase process and how the occupants can affect it, a...
David Eng
W9 requested by investment sponsor
I have created a self-directed IRA LLC for investment into a commercial real estate venture. The sponsor has asked that I complete a W9, which has generated much confusion among them, my CPA, the advisor that helped m...
Rocky Jones
South Central Wisconsin Duplex Analysis
Hey All -I'm trying to analyze my first "off-MLS" deal and would love your thoughts. What am I not taking into account and what assumptions would you change? I'm expecting to do a traditional 20% down mortgage (and lo...
Chris Yeakel
10 Unit Starting Out
Hi all,
Quick background: My name is Chris. I’ve been studying real estate investing for the last 6-9 months via BPP, forms, books, etc. I still haven’t entered the market yet but it’s going to be one of my next (an...
Jonathan Heacock
Private money lending Pro vs cons
Hi there looking to get some info on private lending: Pros and cons?
Giovanni Isaksen
Single Family Construction Costs for 2013 Survey Results
The NAHB's Eye on Housing has a new post on the Cost of Constructing a Single-family Home in 2013. In the post is a table of cost items that go into building and selling a new home based on the survey sent to th...
Alyssa Cairns
Relocating and getting started in REI - Grand Rapids, MI
I've been reading (and reading, and reading!) and listening along to BP for a bit over a month now, and I can't wait until we are ready to take the leap into REI. We are relocating to the Grand Rapids, Michigan area, ...
Drew Sandlin
Documentation
I've been reading a few books about owning rental property, and in several places, I've read that you should document when you enter your property to inspect it, when you recieve a phone call from a tenant, when you s...
Thos. A.
What if I don't file tax returns, and let the IRS bill me?
I have around $5m in real estate, mostly small rentals and houses I've sold on terms. I have so many varied deals--Sub2, sandwich leases, houses sold on CD, timber sale income, flips, interest from private loans...the...