Chris Butler
Sending gift cards to tenants
What do you think about sending gift cards for the holidays to tenants?Last Christmas (2018) my buddy and I sent out dinner gift cards to the tenants. I also did this for my tenants for Christmas in (2019). The idea i...
Matt R.
Can you cash flow more renting out a car than renting out house?
I see some investors on BP really focus on initial cash flow and when running a business this makes total sense. As a business experiment, I recently rented out a car I bought ( $3500 all in ) with a service like airb...
Allison Massey
Direct Mail Education
Hello All - I'm a new buy and hold investor (looking for single family rentals in the Quad Cities, specifically Bettendorf and East Davenport). I'm going to do a direct mail campaign and am educating myself as much as...
Valeria R.
Vacation home rental
Hello, my husband and I just got our vacation home started early this month. We've listed on Airbnb, VRVO/HomeAway, Flipkey/TripAdvisor and booking.com. so far all we've gotten are Airbnb guests. Which one is better...
Susan O.
Anyone purchase new property in 2019 taking advantage of sec 179
https://www.kbkg.com/news/kbkg-tax-insight-tax-reform-changes-to-qualified-improvement-propertyAnyone who purchase a new building this year not they should do thisAnyone do it in 2018?MORE:Starting in 2018, there is a...
Mary Bailey
Investing in a Niche Market, Would You Buy This Property??
Hi everyone, new investor here. Been learning a ton from BP. Haven’t purchased my first property YET, but want to do so asap. I want to lay out a scenario for anyone looking to give some advice to a newbie! I’ve decid...
Ben Jennings
Of Market Deals- how to generate leads
Hey BP! What are some of your favoured of market deal finder strategies and how do you create lists?
Joshua Aceret
Finding Fix and Flip Deals
Hi All, My brother and I recently acquired a home and are currently rehabbing it to flip. We would like this to become our full-time business in the near future. As I think about the acquisition process the greatest t...
Brian Garrett
Question about the 70% rule
So I know the "standard" way to calculate the 70% rule of thumb is to take the ARV x 0.70% and then subtract the rehab costs to come up with your MAO.My question is why wouldn't you take the ARV and subtract the rehab...
Nathan Broschinsky
Should I use a property manager?
I'm brand new to real estate investing, like I haven't made my first deal yet, but hopefully that will happen soon! Anyway, I'm an optometrist and plan on investing as more of side hustle than a full-time job. At le...