Christine Krizenesky
Should I put a down payment down on a subcontractor?
We recently bought our first flip and began to get estimates. One of the subs needed is a chimney repairman/tech. He recently gave an estimate for $6500 and wants $2500 down and the balance upon completion. Is it usua...
Nikki Cuozzo
Underground oil tank
Hello! If there is an underground oil tank, is the seller legally responsible to remove it before the buyer acquires the property? Or can it be negotiated within the contract? This property is in Connecticut. Thank you!
Lily Ardila
Vacation Rentals 1,000 miles away from primary residence?
Hi All!Currently looking to purchase our first vacation rental/second home with 10% down. We live in the metropolitan Washington DC area and as you can imagine, its pretty expensive to really pay 10% on anything here ...
Jonathan Jaime Velarde
Active Duty looking for first investment property. VA loan or no?
Good Morning Everyone,My name is Jonathan Velarde. I am 22 years old and have been active-duty in the Marine Corps for almost 4 years. I will depart from the military roughly June-July of 2018 and moving back to Thous...
Art Maydan
Circuit Breaker Keeps Flipping
The bottom unit of my duplex is a 2BR and both bedrooms are on one circuit breaker. Most of the other breakers are a 20V but this one is a 15V. The tenant says that it keeps flipping and all he has plugged in is a mod...
Abed Asghar
Why not invest in depreciating markets?
I have a question that maybe some of you more seasoned buy and hold investors might be able to answer. A lot of the forums/webinars talk about a minimum 12% cash on cash return on rental property investments, but for ...
Mike Petrosinelli
Getting beat out by cash offers! How do I become a cash offeror?
Hi BP community! I've been looking to purchase an STR for 4 months now but every time I find a great deal there's multiple cash offers. I'm sure many on here can relate. I'm 24 and don't have $300k in cash to put down...
Ryan Dosenberry
Air BNB profitability
Air bnb hosts,I know it depends on many factors (location, rates, occupancy, etc) but I’m curious to hear how many of you have been profitable even when outsourcing all management costs? I am looking at the Chicago m...
Waylon Smith
Deal 2 - What?
Someone asked about whether or not they should hire a coach or mentor from a different thread in the "Starting Out" forum. @henryclark was nice enough to offer free assistance. I jumped on the offer immediately becaus...
Jalen De Leon
Top 10 Emerging Cities/towns in the U.S.?
I wanted to see what top 10 cities and towns would be good to acquire rental property in? Good as in terms of acquiring for a first time buyer/ beginner investor, and if the property the area is in can appreciate over...