Gilbert Dominguez
The latest skinny on Dodd Frank and the Safe Act
If you are an individual you can owner finance one deal per year, If you are married your wife can likewise owner finance one deal per year. If you are a trust you can do one deal per year. If you are an LLC or some o...
Christopher Blanco
Why are good wholesalers so hard to find?
This is more of a rant than an informational post. Why are good wholesalers so hard to find? My experience thus far with wholesalers has been less than pleasant. I started off with some smaller names, but found out qu...
Brian Tustin
Seasonal Vacation Rentals & 28% Management Fees
I'm working on purchasing a vacation rental in my hometown that is very seasonal, approximately 9 weeks of solid summer bookings and intermittent bookings throughout the shoulder spring/fall months. One of the compani...
Jennifer H.
Should you rent to a tenant who filed Chapter 13 Bankruptcy one year ago?
What are your thoughts to renting to a tenant who went under Chapter 13 bankruptcy? Tenant that applied has a very low credit score of 545 and is under Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Credit check reported bankruptcy on ...
Anand S.
Sticker Shock! Build Cost for High-end Home
Hi Folks,We are in the process of finalizing our plans for a Spec home in Fort Lauderdale. Specifics are:- 4200 SQFT - 3 stories with a rooftop deck- Elevator- 5 Bedrooms- 5 Full baths, 2 Half baths- Requires 30 FT Pi...
Amir B.
Investing in Apartment Complex
Hi Guys,I have been on BP for a year and a half now. My wife and I currently own two SFH rentals in Sacramento and Parma. We stopped making offers on SFH/MFH because of offers kept on getting rejected (Parma/Lakewood)...
Tom Bjork
The Obama Effect
Currently, Obama's financial advisors have stated that the high end tax bracket will go up to 39+%. Does anyone think this high end tax bracket might go up to 50%+ or more?
David Herzog
Los Angeles County, Woodland Hills - Airbnb
Hello,
I am currently renovating a house in Woodland Hills and am going back and forth on whether or not to do a long-term rental or turn the house into an Airbnb. There are a few similar Airbnb comps in the area tha...
Account Closed
Why shouldn't I invest more money in lending club?
I started investing money in Oct 2010 in lending club. My current annualized returns are 11.28% (I think my projected long term return will be around 9.5%). The only reason I can find not to continue to invest on th...
Jeff Arndt
Car buying advice NEED HELP!
I am a young investor and in the next year or two I will need a new car. I bought it in high school and it's running on it's last legs. So I run into a very interesting dilemma that has shown two very distinctive an...