Brad Penley
1031 from San Diego to where?!?
I’m looking to 1031 a $1M duplex I own in San Diego due to it’s low Return on Equity to a place in the south east. I’ve been researching areas around Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa. Any suggestions on areas or broke...
Jack Zhuang
How to determine the new construction cost for a small building
I'm looking at a small piece of land about 6000 sq ft in SoCal and put a new class B 6 unit condo on top of it. I think I can talk the seller to bring land sale's price down close to market avg. but I am having a hard...
Lawrence Lloyd paclob
Advise on out of state investor dealing with contractors
Hello bp,Newbie question, I would like to ask for some advise on dealing with contractors for out of state investors.I am in the process of building out my team and came across a good agent, a lender and would now lik...
Norm Chrostowski
Short sale deal?
Going to look at a house tomorrow. FSBO. Asking price 69k, mortgage 61k. Owner of the house died and left it to the estate. 3 siblings. They all live out of state. Sounded like they would just like the place sold. Whe...
Will Barnard
Owner vs. tenant paid utilities
This is a debate that occurs often in the 50% rule.
Some argue that with owner paid utilities, your expense ratio could very well be much higher than the average 50% while others argue that the rental rate increase fo...
Anthony Larson
Portfolio acquistion, first investment
just returned from deployment I'm looking at this property to buy, so i can focus on school, and not work
17 unit and 12 unit building
17 unit building mix
15 unit rooms at $328 a month paid week 2 units $640 mont...
Tom NA
Owner Finance or Master Lease or ???
I'm looking for advice on a property that I own free and clear where I have a potential buyer that I'm negotiating with. We're trying to find terms that work for both of us and I think we're close. Let me give as ma...
Shane Moss
Your thoughts on renting to a couple with young children (like a 2 year old)
I've got a soon to be married couple with a 2 year old wanting to rent my 2 bedroom property. I faxed off their background check earlier tonight. I was just curious what the average experience seems to be with child...
Nick Longstreet
How do I begin investing in real estate?
I've been listening/reading on BiggerPockets for a while now, as well as a few books on real estate investing. I really want to get into this and make it a full-time career someday. The issue that I'm running into is ...
Sean Johnson
Is a "Real Estate" CPA Necessary
I bought a small handful of SFH rental properties in 2019 and I am wondering if I should stick with my normal CPA or look around for one who "specializes" in real estate? I'm confident my current CPA understands the ...