Jeff M.
Unbelievable tax rates are killing my cash flow. Hold or sell?
Hi. I would like your advice on one of my three rental properties.I purchased this SFH in Cook County, IL., in 2018. I paid 168,000 and put 25% down. Over the past three years, I have raised rent to 2,300 (It's Sectio...
Darrin Carey
Wholesaling, or Assigning Contracts?
A Friday Night rant.When did wholesaling and assigning contracts become one and the same?For those of you who sign a contract with no intent of closing if you can't assign it, STOP IT! It's morally and ethically wron...
Andy Welmers
Creative financing in Ontario?
Has anyone used creative financing successfully in Ontario? I met with a mortgage agent to discuss options they had available. I was thinking of proposing seller financing on a couple of investment properties in the a...
Kyle Collette
Securities Backed Line of Credit (Pledged Asset Line)
Hey BP Community,Question for you all: Looking to open a Line of Credit (called a Pledged Asset Line by Charles Schwab) against my brokerage investment accounts. Does anyone have any experience with this? I opened a H...
Jennifer Lulofs
Windows - Refurbish or Replace?
Hi, I recently closed on a SFH in northwest Denver that was built in 1898. In general the home is in good condition with the most notable exception being the windows. All the windows are wood, single pane and origina...
Seth B.
Advice for Physician on Building a Team and Starting
Hi folks,I'm new to Real Estate Investing and was hoping to solicit some ideas on the key initial steps. As background, I'm a physician interested in multifamily and NNN commercial REI, and have tried to do my due di...
Kevin Boyd
Cold Calling
Does anyone do any cold calling to spefic list to buy properties? If so, can you describe what you do? Do you have a script you use? How well does it work, etc. Thanks!
John Carbone
Gatlinburg New Construction
I am looking into the Gatlinburg area and obviously it appears there is not much value left on existing cabins. Is it worth building new construction here, specifically in the Gatlinburg city limits? What is the small...
Robert Ferrell
Any apartment investors willing to offer advice?
Are there any apartment investors willing to talk about how they started in the apartment world, your first deal, any unexpected problems that may have arised and how you solved them, where you find your deals and esp...
Luke Calhoun
NEW BUILDS AS INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
I work with a residential home builder and have found it strange that I hardly ever get investors coming through the door. Whats the general consensus on buying new-builds as investment properties? The way I see it,...