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Vancouver, Washington / Clark County ADU anyone?
Hello BP,
Blind shot in the dark but has anyone in Vancouver, WA. / Clark County gone through permit process for an ADU (auxiliary dwelling unit)? If so, are you renting the ADU? Thank you for your time.
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Paul Stern
low flow fixtures, to be or not to be...
It's typical in my market to pay for water and sewer. I am considering making an improvement by replacing higher flow plumbing fixtures (toilets, bath and kitchen faucets, shower heads) to improve utility costs. Have ...
David Slamer
HELOC or Self Directed IRA
I am looking to get some insight on the advantages/disadvatanges of using a primary resident HELOC vs. self directed IRA to fund my first purchase. Currently, I have a 45k HELOC and about 50k in a Roth IRA that I have...
Joseph N.
Low Doc HELOC for Self-Employed?
Hello BP community, I'm new to the site and this is my 1st post.My wife and I bought our 1st house this past summer using all cash in Portland, Oregon for 360k. We have been self-employed for 5 years exporting America...
Victor Steffen
Accounting and Project Tracking?
Hello All,How do you keep track of expenses for each of your properties? I'm paying utilites for some units, other unit's utilities are paid by tenants. Some units I need to pay trash, others are in communities with f...
Paul Martin
Looking for advice on renting as a rooming house
We have a couple of 4 bed, 2 bath houses in Jacksonville, FL we're considering renting out as individual rooms. Looking for advice and discussion from someone with experience. Need not be in Jacksonville. ThanksPaul...
Kevin Gonsalves
Equity what to do with it!?
Hey, so I’m new in the game and was wondering your opinion on a few things. First, I have about 250k in equity from my primary residence. I want to get into the game of investing. Should I be trying to buy a 3 or 4 pl...
Drew Shirley
Drew from Austin, Texas
Hey y'all,
I am new to this site but not real estate. I've been a real estate lawyer since 1996, an investor since 1999 and I finally got my real estate license last year. If you're from Austin, or anywhere in Texas,...
Danielle Hinton
New Member in the Philadelphia area
Hello all, I am a budding entrepreneur I have a small start up business in the party/rentals industry and I have recently been interested in utilizing real estate investing to build my wealth. I am taking the beginnin...
James Erickson
I'm paying too much for water! Can I split water meters?
In 2015 I spent $16,742 on water for some of my rentals. There is only 1 water meter feeding multiple units so I cannot tell which unit is using how much. I can usually tell who may be using more water than the others...