Joe Cassandra
Watch the New York Times trash real estate investing
NYT takes swipe at real estate investing https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/20/business/economy/starter-homes-investors.html?It touches on how folks aren't able to afford starter homes anymore because investo...
Chris Martin
Keeping tabs on your Property Manager
This is mostly for owners of out-of-town property, but how do you keep track of your property manager? What kind of reporting do you require of your PM? Are they diligent in showing rentals and following up on rental ...
Ben Unger
3-4 year investment strategy (Starting out)
Hello BP community,When buying any real estate property, regarding your own to live in, do you run an analysis the same as if you were going to make it a buy and hold rental? If so what are the basic numbers you would...
Tonya Manning
Low-Income and Section 8 housing
Hello Everyone!I am fairly new to real estate investing and have yet to make my first deal. I have spent the past couple of years educating myself, learning some expensive lessons (gurus...), and getting my financial ...
Michael Johnson
Vacation Rental Purchase Opportunity
I have a friend who owns an upscale beachfront condo in west FL. The property is located in a upscale area, nicely furnished and well maintained. We have been spent time in this property for the past several years and...
Terry Madden
Airbnb Vs. the rest
Hi All,
For the past decade, I've been investing in long term rentals in various areas of NJ & PA. I recently closed on my first short-term rental property located on the Jersey shore. So far, I've had a lot of ...
Mike Andrews
Buying in DC/NoVA area with intent to move in 1-2 years? Crazy?
Hi all,I live in the DC/NoVA area and have been here a long time, but am considering moving to the west coast at some time in the next 2 years. (I've said this for years though, so no idea if I'll been decisive enoug...
Ryan Clouser
Florida STR Question
Hello! I'm looking to get into the str market in florida but I was curious to know if it is harder to find bookings for beach towns on the mainland vs the key beaches. For example if you were to buy a str in Sarasota ...
Stinson McElhinney
New Solar installation on a rental
San Diego will go from NEM 2.0 to NEM 3.0 in April. The new program is much less favorable and current tax credits for Solar have gone from 26% to 30%. Utility rates continue to climb substantially. Does it make sen...
Michael D'Alessandro
Manufactured Home - Investment?
Good Morning BP Community, I hope everyone is doing well!
I just came across a FSBO manufactured home on Zillow that was built in 1998 and is listed for $65k. I have been perusing through previous threads that briefl...