Kat McReynolds
Hello from Asheville
Hello BP folks, I am an event producer turned construction management student that got into the BP podcast during monotonous shifts of painting, sanding, etc., at my previous job. You can only listen to a good music p...
Kirk Zandier
What is the Best Strategy? - First Investment Strategy
Hi Everyone!I appreciate and look forward to everyone's feedback.I am looking to get into real estate investing in Pittsburgh, PA. I don't want to invest more than 15-20k. With my capital being limited, I have taken i...
Alicia Katnik-Canney
Best Rental Upgrades to Increase Rents
What are some of the best upgrades to make on a rental property in order to increase rent? Our unit is in the worst shape of all 4 and therefore is rented for the least in the complex. This is our first rental and it...
Filipe Pereira
Satellite Installers SUCK!
I recently purchased this house. There are cable and phone lines running EVERYWHERE....it's like a spider web, but all over the place...What can I do to fix this? Can I "force" the installer to come out and do it prop...
Mitch Stephen
The Art of owner Financing and Private Money Terms
"Why I Borrow for the Terms I Do How I handle the Balloon Payment"I almost always borrow money from private lenders to buy my houses. I borrow at the following terms;$0 Down payment8% InterestInterest Only5 yr TermNon...
Joshua Dorkin
Investing in Boat Slips
There was another thread on the site in the making deals forum which contained a lot of great discussion, but which became way too contentious, so we closed it.
I wanted to start another discussion about investing in...
Dale Lotts
Pre-screening tenants to Scheduling a showing
Hi Everyone!
I have several units and I work full time, so I work hard to automate my rental business as much as possible. So far so good!
Tenant screening is working great once the tenant moves in! Three evictions...
Michael Johnson
Renting to college kids, owner occupied/ how liable am I?
Im planning on buying a single family house in Fort Myers, Florida, and rent it to college kids. Rent out the rooms and I'll live in the garage (dream come true kinda).NOW, if I tell the tenants, "Sure have people ove...
Justin Fox
Capital Expenditure depreciated over life of property.
So say you've been depreciating a property for 10 years. Year 11 rolls around and you completely replace the roof. Does that just increase the remaining depreciable balance (basis) for 17.5 years? Or do you deprec...
Brian C.
Reg D 506(c) offering
I'm exploring the possibility of using a 506c offering to raise money from accredited investors for our new global real estate fund.
Does anyone have advice and any idea of the legal/startup costs for this type of o...