Bill B.
Las Vegas Opportunity Zones
Does anyone out there understand the ins and out of the new “opportunity zones”?Las Vegas has chosen at least 5 new ones here in the valley. It sure sounds like you can 1031 exchange in to property in one of these zon...
Laretta Young
Newbie from Los Angeles, CA
Hello All,
My name is Laretta Young and I currently reside in Los Angeles, CA. I am new to real estate and am excited to be a part of the BP community. I look forward to networking and building relationships here. ...
Mike Dunn
First Foray into RE Investing: Start-to-Finish Spec Home Process
TL;DRMy first investment property (single-family spec home), used hard money, father-in-law (FIL) was my mentor (he also did some minor work with me, he’s a general contractor), net profit approximately $27k, total ti...
Sharad M.
Diary of a Rental Property
Hello all,
After reading @J Scott very inspiring Diary of a New Construction, I thought it would be a good idea to start a Diary of a Rental Property to document the process I go through in my area to ge...
Dee W.
Legal Ways to Compensate Bird Dogs
Hello BP,
I've read many many many articles that bird dogging w/o a license is illegal. Yeah... BUT investors still utilize bird dogging services.
So, how does an investor LEGALLY pay a bird dog? Too many articles...
Amanda Jewell
Let's get creative! How to create a partnership with loved ones
Hey BP Fam!
I've been gearing up for the last 6 months and am ready to pull the trigger on my first deal (a Hurricane Ida gutted SFH as a flip). But I am always lining up my next moves and am inspired when I hear pod...
Sandra Holt
Kick back or gift card to listing agent?
Hi Everyone! I just bought a property without an agent and the listing agent, even though he did not take the buyers agent commission, has been guiding me along this process to include drafting the formal offer contr...
Chrystal T.
Should this contractor's bid still be given a fair consideration?
#contractors_are_shadyA contractor who was working with my architect to complete blueprints for the county's plan check always took his time to provide necessary information, and refused to give me an itemized bid bec...
Stefhon Walker
What's the order of how things go in a deal?
I'm worried about how things should go. Let's say I find a potential deal and I set an appointment to see the house. Before that date, should I get info on the comps/potential worth before then? After I find out the r...
Ray Hurteau
Condo Conversion in Dorchester (Boston), MA
Hi All,We are wrapping up a 3-family condo conversion in Dorchester, MA (near JFK/UMass) and will be hosting an open house on Saturday, December 13 for anyone local who wants to see our work, network, etc. We will ha...