Mike Henkel
9 New Units In Last 6 Months! 25 years old 51 Units and counting
I posted an article on BP in March that was an article featured of me in Business Insider that headlined "A 24-year-old college dropout explains how he went from $10,000 in savings to $4 million in real estate". At th...
Bernie Neyer
Second build in Chanute, KS
After my duplex was built, I decided to try an build smaller more affordable places here in Chanute, KS. They will be 4 Plex, one bedroom ~500 sq. ft. apartments. It has been a learning experience. The area is a very ...
Kieran Dowling
Can you be your own GC for the homestyle loan
I am trying to use the home style loan for my first property and i was wondering ccan you be your own GC and do some of the wrok yourself and save money?
Robert Calabro
Mid-term rental deposit, application fee, & rent collection
What do mid-term renters prefer when it comes to security deposit? I'm leaning towards a smaller non-refundable deposit vs a full month rent that is refundable. I would love to hear what others have experienced with i...
Bruce Lynn
BIG MISTAKE....in Tiburon-Marin County. Investor bought the HOA pool.
Can the county supervisors undo the sale? Seems like a similar thing happened in San Francisco 5-6 years ago. I followed that case closely at the time. They did undo that sale. Not sure the final outcome, but I'm ...
Tony Santos
Lead paint removal on bigger units
Hey Guys,
I am buying a bigger mixed unit building (15 apartments and 3 retail stores) the building needs a lot of work and evidence of lead paint is shown on the ceilings. Does anyone know the exact law for lead pai...
Craig Poskus
Cost Segregation for Capital Improvements in 2017
Hi BP Folks!My search skills must be weak and I apologize in advance for not being able to locate the answer to my question. I am trying to find out what capital improvements go in which bucket for cost segregation d...
Dave Halevi
An expensive contractor
Hello everyone. I'd like to consult with you about my issue.There's a contractor that we've been working together on a few projects in the past two years, I can tell that he's very experienced, and very reliable. But,...
Mark Smith
Depressing Home Inspection
I haven't been in the REI game too long, so please hold the "you should have seen that during your showing" comments. The purpose of this post is mostly because I want to vent to the BP community, but general thought...
Thoai Han
Sweat Equity
Hi, I'm fairly new to BP. I wanted to know what are your views and perspectives on sweat equity if you know how to do all of the work yourself ? Would you hire a contractor to do so ?