Tyler Mau
New Member Introduction
Hi everyone!I am a new investor from Santa Clara, CA looking to invest in rental properties out-of-state. I have been doing diligent research into rental property investment for several months now, and I'm looking to ...
Josh Green
Real Estate 2009
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_realestate/2009/maps/states.html
according to this prediction, my metro (TAMPA) won't hit bottom until Q1 2011. 2011!!!!!!!!!!! #6 in the natio...
Marc M.
Private Reverse Mortgage / Lifetime Lease
My neighbor, a 68 year-old guy with no family or kids, started a renovation of his house and never finished it. The property is located 2 blocks from the beach in Santa Monica, needless to say it's worth a lot...even ...
Harrison Melton
New Member from Seattle, WA
Hello, everyone! My name is Harrison Melton. I am 22 years old, and have finally decided to explore my interest in real estate investing. I majored in finance at the University of Washington, and work as an Android...
Anthony Tran
Tax advantage of hiring my young adult daughter to do property management
Hello all,I have a property management company (LLC). I want my daughter to learn real estate. What is the best way to pay her?An employee and give her a W2? Hire her as a contractor and give her a 1099? or lease he...
Andres N Herrada
New to BP and would love to connect!
Hello everyone, I'm 23yo and I live in Atlanta, Georgia. I recently bought my first Real Estate Investment Property and would love to connect with like-minded people! Outside of real estate I am in the construction in...
Lynne MacFarlane
When to establish an LLC - Does timing matter?
Hi BP! We are starting out and would like your advice. We have been reading that there are definite tax advantages to having your properties (as their associated income) contained within an LLC. As we haven’t establi...
Alan Asriants
Stuck in analysis paralysis? Consider this
Timing the market is nearly impossible. Many investors try to time the market by waiting for the perfect deal or waiting for the market to hit a low before they invest. However, it's important to remember that no one ...
Qasim Naeem
Out of State Investing Gone Wrong? Columbus, OH
Hi BP fam -
Earlier this year, I jumped on this out of state investing bandwagon and got a an off market deal. It is a SFH which was going to be a long term hold for me and a couple of partners. Here are the details...
Shawn Sopic
House flipping in current market
We just went under contract on our first investment property which we plan to flip. Its a large house in a nice neighborhood in need of some TLC. We're using an interest only loan with 25% down. In current market c...