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Hello, bp community,Wanted to ask a few questions about hard money loans and the skin in the game part.I understand that hard money lenders require that you have skin in the game, what I would like to know is how much...
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Hello all, I would appreciate some info here on how long a landlord has to get a tenant a lease prepared after they apply.
I'm a tenant. One month ago, I applied for and was approved for an apartment at a large apart...
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My name is Ruben Anders.I keep hearing on the podcasts, and forums, everywhere really, you are the five people you hang out with. Analyzing my current circle, it’s amazing I bought my first property at all. I would l...
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I currently live in California but my mom is living in Texas and she wants to rent out her single family home. I thought I could help her out by setting her up with a really good property manager. Any good recommendat...
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Greetings to all parties of BP my name is Joseph Thompson a newbie investor building my network in real estate. I'm located in San Diego California but not limited just to Southern California I plan to start here and ...
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Hi BP - in the process of purchasing my first AirBnb in Nashville, TN. Do you find it's easiest to keep a Google doc or excel sheet with expenses? Or does anyone recommend some app that helps track expenses, income, e...
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Let's say i take an early distribution from my IRA, and buy a rental property.Can I use the new accelerated depreciation to wipe out the taxes that I have to pay on this distribution?
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Hey BP,We have several friends that own a lot of rental properties, and several of them mentioned using us as their property manager. Is this a good idea or will it make our BBQ's awkward? We know we'd do a great job ...
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OverviewPart time investor who’s been purchasing Buy and Hold properties since 2008 in Las Vegas, and more recently in Orange County, California. Working full time in a software job (email security).ExperienceI’ve com...
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I am looking to move my old 401k funds to Self-directed IRA.What are the criteria, I need to look for, when selecting the custodian for SDIRA ?I looked at two of them Horizontrust.com and trustetc.com as examples. I a...