Dawn Anastasi
Long overdue success story - BP partnership
Okay, this is going to be quite a long overdue success story, as I should have posted it months ago, but I was recently reminded of wanting to do it when I re-read @Mehran Kamari's post about his success story fro...
Kerry M.
Why a 7 year loan?
Hi - I have spoken to two bankers. The first is with a major bank who was talking about a 20 year mortgage. The second, a local smaller bank, without an application and over the phone, mentioned a 7 year 'abundance ...
William Collins
Closing my first deal tomorrow.
Thanks to the help of @Michael Noto myself and my partner are closing on our first property in New Britain, CT tomorrow afternoon. This is in a good neighborhood, directly across from a school- a three family unit. ...
Jason Mak
Contractor Rant
Few questions for the BP community:1. How do you deal with a contractor that asks what other estimates have come in at and then either matches the price or beats it by just a little bit, then expects to win the work?...
Steve Buchanan
How aggressive would you get with rent increases?
I recently purchased a 10 unit apartment building in Long Beach, CA and my strategy is to do a value add. The exterior of the building has a decent amount of cosmetic deferred maintenance (needs landscaping, exterior ...
Teddy Johnson
Leaky Sink Charge on Statements
I'm always getting the sneaky leaky sink charge for under $200 on my properties. It seems like it is one of the most popular things that show up on under the radar every month. My question, it seems like it is alway...
Tracy Sharpe
Did my Tenant Abandoned the Property Without Notification?
I have a tenant who paid the entire year's rent. Yep, one year in full. It was one of the tenant's parents who actually paid the money and the tenant gave us a cashiers check. The tenants are in their late 30s.In any ...
Dwight Bradshaw
Which LLC company for flipping?
I'm brand new and am planning on forming a Fix and Flip LLC taxed as an S corp. From my reading this seems to be the way to go for this part of my REI.
My question is:
If my company is Bradshaw Properties, LLC then ...
Julie Marquez
Fresher than Mint - Tracking Personal Finances
I highly recommend that people track their personal finances, especially beginners that are just learning about real estate. I use (obsess?) mint.com, but there are lots of platforms and other's that have come up in f...
John Underwood
VRBO and AIRBNB inquiries, Airbnb is creating unapproved discount
I Received inquires from HA/VRBO for Memorial day weekend within 20 minutes of each other. I have both set at $450/night. The HA/VRBO quote is correct, but AIRBNB quoted $415.25/night. I found where there is a weekly ...