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Father and two brothers form a Family LP. The LP buys a few investment properties. The brothers wish to use two of them as their personal residences. If leased from the LP, the entire rent amount would be taxable inco...
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What are some ways to prevent break-ins, theft, and vandalism to vacant homes?
Alarm systems? Not keen on doing that (monitored)
for a short term. Lighting?
Someone stole copper out of one of mine this week. I t...
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BP is a great site w/ lots of information and resources out there. However, no matter how great of a job everyone does here, there will always be those looking to take advantage of others. I am not going to say if i...
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I may be putting the cart before the horse, but I have to ask before I purchase. There is a 1950 (small) concrete house that I stumbled upon with people willing to sell. It has LOTS of potential in a great area and ...
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Hey Everyone,We just bought a Fannie property in good shape that we will be using as a long term hold and renting. The house has been updated except for the baths. I have seen a lot of these baths but never owned a ...
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Hi BP Community!I am currently looking to buy my first property in the DFW area (Plano,Frisco,Allen) and am looking to connect/hear from others. It does not seem house hacking is possible in this market without rentin...
Hello all!Have been a big fan of the podcast over the past month, and have been spending time over the past ~3 months learning the tricks of the trade. A bit about myself - I have a background in finance and accounti...
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I've been going back and forth on it if makes sense to get started with BRRRR investing with an all cash offer or to leverage financing. I am diversifying out of my company stock and will have $200K to invest within t...
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Hey everyone, what is simply the best and most strategic way to pay off your credit card?
Let's say you currently have a balance of 1k on your credit card. Is it better to pay off the whole balance at the end of the ...
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It might not feel like a jobs boom to many, but damn! Does it get much better than this!?Check out the historical unemployment charts for the United States, California, San Francisco, and the greater Bay Area.. Some i...