Phillip R.
Should I Reduce 401K Contributions to Save for Real Estate Investment Property?
I'm married, age 29, and make less than six figures. My wife stays home with our two kids. This year and last year we maxed out my 401K ($17,500 annually) and both our ROTH IRAs ($11,000 annually). This has allow...
Greg C.
What I learned today...
As I'm researching and reading and google searching and listening... I'm learning.I just wanted to use this space to note things I learn as I learn them. I have absorb so much in the past month. Not looking for a lo...
Richard Vang
Tenant Repair Request
Hi, one of my tenant just move-in and I already have a long to-do list. For example, he wants new carpet, new paint. Complained the fridge is too small, complained the washer dryer didn't hooked up properly etc...In a...
Nick Winikoff
Will companies with the Airbnb model move into the mainstream?
The popularity of Airbnb is not to be denied, but will it stay as the only major short-term rental company in the United States?
Andrew Steinhaus
Terminating Property Manager Mid-Contract
Hello all, Long-ish post- reader beware:Currently having many issues with a PM that is bringing me close to firing them after only three months of the contract and looking for advice. Background: Hired PM in October, ...
Rall Hanna
drug dealer in home
Please assist....I have a drug dealer for a tenant. I actually saw the person dealing. My immediate reaction was to call the police and evict him. Then...several things came to my mind.
a) If I have him arrested,...
Joseph Weisenbloom
Is this illegal/unethical?
I am currently closing on a duplex and I plan to live in one side and and rent the other out. The electric and gas are separately metered and are easy to have these expenses paid by the other renter. The water on t...
Alexis Monroe
Help! Bought vacant lot, but there’s no trespassin signs on it
Hi!
I’m a new investor and bought a vacant lot as a quit claim deed from a bank. The bank hadn’t paid taxes on the lot for the past 8 years. So, I paid the taxes and the bank gave me a quit claim deed. When I went to...
David Wolf
170 Year Old Rental
Hello Everyone,
I am contemplating putting in an offer for a 170 year old home which has been split into 4 apartments. The main benefit of this house is its location: 1 minute walk to the areas prominent un...
Account Closed
My plan to become a Real Estate Developer - what's your take?
Hello BP members,I am currently 19 years of age, and I will be 20 in October. I have been fascinated with the creativity of RE development ever since I was about 17, and from that point until now, I have done a lot ex...