Charlie Moore
Can you advertise your rental “ Rented As Is “
Often, prospective tenants will come and request a certain demand. - “ Well, can you paint this a different color “ - “ Well, what about the outside, will you update the gardens? “ - what about the dust? Seems dusty e...
Tony Nguyen
How Much Real Estate VS Stock Do You Own?
Hello all,Right now, I currently have all real estate assets and no money in stocks. I met with a financial advisor yesterday, who is a trusted friend-of-a-friend, and suggests I put a chunk of money into tax savings ...
Antonio Palumbo
Cash flow negative but making a profit. I think?
This is my first post so please be bear with me: I own a co-op in NY and have been renting it out. The numbers: Mortgage – $1580 Maintenance - $1,462 Sublet Fee - $281 – so it costs me $3325 a month to keep the apartm...
Markus Powell
Do I still need my realtor?
Good morning,Earlier this year I decided that I wanted to buy my first place. I met with a family friend who is a realtor and he started to show us homes. For one reason or another, we didn't go with any of the homes ...
Michael Plaks
Tax reform Q&A Thread 4 - New creative tax strategies
Colleagues and friends,The original GOP reform thread started by @Brandon Hall is well over 200 posts by now. This is one of the follow-up threads specifically for discussion of new creative tax planning strategies, i...
Jeremy Pastor
Property Line Boundary Dispute
Hi everyone,Last summer I purchased a nice single-family home in my town in southern Michigan to rent out. The neighbor is now giving my tenant a hard time by saying that his property actually extends into the drivewa...
Carol D.
Crowdfunding RE - Peerstreet, Patchofland, etc...
Is anyone on BP currently investing in Peerstreet or Patchofland or other RE Crowdfunding sites and what has your experience has been? Thanks for any advice, suggestions, or experience you've had.
Travelle Mason
Experience with REDlining
It isn't anything new and it has been well documented (whether you are aware of it or not). I'm curious to know if there are any personal experiences with redlining for those seeking conventional mortgages, especially...
Gabriel Bures
Finding Smarter friends
I've been putting off introducing myself to the BP community because it seemed, well... scary. The thing you are most scared of is the thing you should do to grow though, right?I've also been told that when you are ta...
Manas M.
Compensating tenant for broken refrigerator
Hi BP Folks,One of my unit is rented out to a tenant with a refrigerator. Recently, the refrigerator broke down and we got it fixed in about 10 days (the earliest we could get a technician to the house). Now, the tena...