Rick Howell
Property Investing for the Long-Term: Rental Properties
Many investors, especially new ones, tend to focus on property rehab so they can sell and move on quickly. They tend to be wary of the “buy and hold” facet of the industry, where rehabbed properties are leased to rent...
Adam Johnson
Older dupex as Owner-Occupied STR
Hello all!First post and first investment so please go easy on me! hahaI'm 23 and looking at an older home in Nashville that is an older (1945) duplex. My plan is to live in one unit and use the other unit as an STR. ...
Hans Restuccia
To Re-hab investors- Are you getting HMl's w/ construction draws?
What kind of re-hab loans are you seeing in the marketplace?
What kind of loans terms would you like to see??
Felipe Ocampo
Tax Benefits
What exactly are the tax benefits from buying a rental property? How much money should I expect in tax benefits/tax refund from my investment property? Is it a percentage of the interest rate paid? Are there any other...
Lilly Olabre
Preforeclosure lead - what's next?
Hi everyone,I got my first organic lead from a squeeze page. I sent out some postcards a few weeks ago targeting preforeclosures and finally got a response from this person. I reached out via text as it was late eve...
Heather M. L.
Help with practice deal analysis.
Hello BP friends,I'm following the advice of Brandon Turner and starting to analyze deals; I want to analyze several "practice" deals before I begin any real deals. I'm hoping to get advice from the pros on whether y...
Cam Jimmy
A few complicated tax questions! CPA's please help!
My situation: I was living in my own home for more than half of 2016, and I recently bought a duplex. I am now living in 1/2 of my duplex, while renting out my old home and the other half of my duplex. I usually use t...
Chris F.
Underwriting an 8-Unit. How does it look?
Looking at an 8-unit and would love your feedback on where I may be over/under conservative. I have the inplace that the seller "shows" and then my assumptions for the current year. All units expect the last one are o...
Rafael Floresta
Estimating indoor repairs for a foreclosure
I got the gist of foreclosure auction here in my area, but I am still unsure of how I should estimate indoor repairs for foreclosures. I can estimate things like siding, roof, grading by driving by, but most of the...
Account Closed
People are quick to tell me why I should NOT buy a 5+ unit building. But why SHOULD I?
Wife and I are in the beginning stages of going after a long term income property (In Los Angeles). We already have a 4 unit building here in LA - and a single family home we live in. Initially we were thinking 4-p...