William Floyd
Deed of Trust
I am interested in a Tax Sale coming up soon, for a specific property. I know there is a Deed of Trust, and existing mortgage on the Property.1. If I were to successfully purchase the property via the tax sale, what ...
Ken Lou
How to protect yourself as a landlord?
Hi everyone, I'm a new to this and I have a single family rental home. It's built in 1950s and a lot of the things in it are not up to current code, for example, windows in the living room and a huge piece of glass, u...
Benjamin Hui
Pest control - who should foot the bill?
Hi everyone,I have two doors here. But I have this one particular tenant, she's been calling me about pest issues, specially ants, twice in the last 6 months. I have to call pest control and shelled out 100 each tim...
Nick Graham
Anyone ever rented a property then put it on Airbnb for profit?
Hello everyone,I’m looking into renting some properties, and have limited capital for now (about $5,000). I came across an article here on BP that talks about Airbnb Arbitrage. This is when you rent an apartment/prope...
Thierry Van Roy
Environmental requirements impacting the future of REI?
So there's this thing that's been bugging me for some time.
I'm in two European markets. Legally, one is 'saturated' in that all rehabs need to cover a myriad of environmental concerns. For example: touch a r...
Dennis Thompson
Commercial Zoning and Use
My question relates to zoning codes and re-zoning strategies.I am not sure how to phrase my question so please bare with me as I try to explain.Commercial property is extremely expensive in my market. I am looking for...
Steven Paul
Direct mail to delinquent tax land properties
Hello, I am new to this game and i want to start out doing direct mail to land properties that are delinquent on their taxes. Not after the county takes it away but before they do. I plan to send letter to these peopl...
Bret M Lamperes
How I bought a 12 plex with no money down!
Last year I was working with one of my 1031 exchange clients and I heard about a 12 plex for sale for $1.1 Million and it was a building that had been condemned but was almost fixed up and ready for a Certificate of O...
Sebastien Hitier
Istanbul, Turkey as a real estate investment
Hi there, I know that the BP community has a great focus on the US.
Is anyone buying or considering buying in Istanbul/Turkey those days? What is your experience and what are you looking at as a foreign buyer?
David Shulski
Can one use a tax lien to transfer ownership? Inherited FL home.
My Parents have a 1/6 ownership interest in an inherited Florida residence. They manage all the affairs of the house (rents, expenses etc.), and the other 5 owners have no interest in taking care of the property. It...