Dennis Dougherty
My Initial Idea Getting into Real Estate Investing
So, I am completely new. I don't really know terms or have any type of real understanding when it comes to real estate investing. So, I am going to throw out my thinking on something to get started and wondered if s...
Tony Marcelle
Which is better? Private lender or Line of Credit?
It would be good to have the cash I need at my disposal to use at moments notice. My investing partner keeps bringing up how I should get a business line of credit to use as cash to buy homes. My thing is, which is be...
Jenesis Fonder
1031 Exchange, house paid off
My parents have owned a home in Minneapolis for 20+ years and the mortgage has been paid off for a few years now. For the past few years, my partner and best friend and I have been renting out this home and paying ren...
Mary Wells
House Hacking - Financing Question
Hi BP community! I’m an aspiring first-time homebuyer in a VHCOL area, and am looking to purchase a 2B/1Bath condo somewhere in the region. My goal is to live in this first property for at least 12 months (but realist...
Mohamed Fakih
Vetting process for tenants: what is must have for good tenants?
I have a couple questions:What systems In place do you have to determine if a tenant will be a good vs bad tenant? What are must haves that you have found in good, reliable tenants?On the contrary, what qualities do y...
Shay Kent
Do we owe capital gains? I disagree with my cpa. advice needed, thanks!
We lived in our primary home for 3 of the last 5 years. We rented it out for a year and then sold it. Do we owe capitals gains on it?Our CPA says that as soon as we rented it out it became a business and we have to pa...
Chris Le
I want to rent rooms for my property
I'm planning on purchasing second SFH property and renting how the rooms instead of the whole property. I'm 26 Y.O. , me and my wife live downstairs and the tenants live upstairs. Their rent actually covering my mortg...
John McKee
Would you do this NNN deal?
Let's test the waters here. I'm looking at a mom and pop cafe that has a cap rate of 8%. It's a first floor retail condo in a downtown D.C., but in the neighborhood section not the business district where offices ar...
Lila Chen
Which market to target
Hello everyone, I am looking forward to invest in STR and researching some markets and I need some help or advice. Which market is better to target as I am currently residing near Raleigh, NC. I am considering Metro ...
Sam Katz
Thoughts on Pine Bluff, AR? Budding market or lost cause?
Often touted as one of the worst places to live in the United States, Pine Bluff, AR seems to be undergoing a bit of a renaissance.
Does anyone with intimate knowledge of this market care to comment? KPI's and econom...