Anil Samuel
Passed Real Estate Exam in MD!!!!
Just wanted to thank the BP community for convincing me to get my real estate license. The past few weeks of studying were quite difficult, but today I overcame all those obstacles to pass my Maryland salesperson exa...
Carlos Pelegrina
Keller Williams Vs. EXP realty Vs. Small brokerage
I just got my sales license in NYC, my main purpose to have it is to use it as a support for my investing, and my architecture practice. My hope is to have MLS access in different states as NJ & OH what I'm still ...
Francois D.
Equity build up rather than Cash Flow, why not?
Most investors favor CF rather than equity build up.
The advice is get a mortgage as long as you can (30+years) so you can have a few more hundred dollars in CF.
This neglects the fact that you pay more...
Saika Maeda
ADU permit or not; financial implications
Hi all, I’m almost in escrow with this single family home in LA with an un-permitted large ADU with a Certificate of occupancy. An architect told me that even though ADUs should not be bigger than 50% of the main hous...
Andrey Y.
Why I love being a Passive Investor in Syndications (30% IRR!!)
I haven't bought a standalone rental since 2015. Since 2017, I started investing exclusively passively in real estate syndications - in over 15 opportunities at the moment.So far, the two than have fully exited have r...
Matt Leonard
Would you swap oil furnaces for propane or heat pump in Maine
Purchasing a 6 unit property in Maine (cold, snow), 3 separate buildings, that has separate oil furnaces for each unit. All of the furnaces are 20+ years old and the tanks are corroding. There is no natural gas in t...
Samuel J Claeson
How long of a time frame does a landlord have to remove ice/snow?
Hello BP members,I was not able to immediately salt the driveway this morning, and I received a quite threatening text from my tenant about the "icy" driveway ("...my brother in law is a lawyer!...."). I personally ...
Brian Risi
Fees for REIA meetings?
Greetings BP!As a newbie I'm trying to absorb as much of the great info here as possible. I'm scheduled to attend my first REIA meeting this evening. However when I received the confirmation email it indicated a regis...
Larry K.
Are buy & hold investors in NYC, SF, LA, etc at a disadvantage?
With the rent to price ratios so high are we at a disadvantage? This applies to 1to4 Fam and larger commercial deals, also with very low cap rates. There must be an upside. Any ideas?
Mindy Jensen
How Many Clauses Do You Have Your Tenant Sign in the Lease?
In another thread (https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/707296-what-does-your-lease-say-about-modifications-to-the-property) I asked what your lease says about modifications.@Cassi Justiz responded "My lease...