Holly Stoltz
First buy - are we getting someone else's cosmetic flip
We're closing on a 6 Plex in a couple weeks and are having doubts. The property is in a great area (Class C) but with a need for more housing. Renting is never an issue. His leases are month to month and he pays al...
Jeff Morse
Entertaining but frustrating email from Property Manager
In an earlier post, I mentioned I was purchasing a vacation rental property in Florida. It took a few months, but we finally purchased a home that closed early this week. The previous owner had several bookings in p...
Dave Van Horn
Interesting Take on Airbnb
Just stumbled upon this article that I think others in this thread would appreciate. It makes some interesting points about the common opinions on "disruption", how people use Airbnb, and really the good/bad of the ap...
Elizabeth Cody
My First Wholesale, How Do I Get Started?
I live in the North Florida area, and am friends with someone who owns a cheerleading and dance studio. He and his business partner are looking for a new commercial space, somewhere where they can expand from the smal...
Rich McCormack
Tax implications for selling an investment property for a loss
Hi BP,I bought a townhouse as my primary residence in 2006. Moved out in 2011 and converted it to a rental unit which I recently sold in 2015. My question is about how to treat the loss for tax purposes. I have a CPA ...
Brandon Monaghan
Probate wholesaling help
My local courthouse told me that I can not use estate probate records for self gain. Would using them for finding motivated sellers be considered self gain if I'm helping them liquidate their property? I was asked mul...
Eric Zunkley
Los Angeles Tenant Landlord Laws
I am interested in learning more about landlord and tenant rights before investing in income property. Does anyone have any good resources?Some of the big issues I'm concerned about are; eviction, raising rent, legal ...
Eric Benzenhoefer
Help breaking down a Legal Description - Land Investing
Howdy,
I have a motivated seller with a piece of land and neither him nor the county knows where it is. I have the legal description, and so I was hoping for help understanding how to read a legal descriptio...
Jonathan Taylor Smith
Durham starting a program in August to help avoid evictions
Just read an interesting article at: https://www.indyweek.com/news/archives/2017/07/12/hundreds-of-eviction-cases-come-through-durham-courts-each-month-a-new-program-aims-to-change-that - about Durham starting a new p...
Julie Groth
How to use 2 phone numbers on a cell phone?
Ok, I know how to get a 2nd phone # (Google, others). I want to use the 2nd number on marketing materials. My 1st phone is my personal one, of course. Here's what I figured out so far:1. People can call the 2nd number...