Larry T.
what you have learned to include in your lease
Hi,
I would like to get everyone's thoughts if you care to share them about what experience has taught you to include in your lease. I mean beyond the standard lease that I am sure is similar in most cases for a smal...
Jon Paszkiewicz
Brrrr in Albuquerque and surrounding area
Hi, nice to meet all of you that I will be learning from here. I've been trying to read before I opened my mouth in the forums, but it seems like there were a lot of locals willing to help answer each other's question...
Tiana Engstrom
Need Advice on next step
Hello All,We have a unique situation and I would like to get your opinions. We decided last year to move out of California and decided to move to Indiana so we went on the hunt and purchase an off market deal that was...
James Brand
BP LETS TALK CEILING FANS!
Okay so I have held that the more amenities you offer in a rental that can break easily, the more time/money a unit will cost you. I lump ceiling fans into this equation and I was planning on removing the outdated one...
Gregory Schwartz
No more buyers letters to sellers?
I'd like to know what you think. How do we stand out in a competitive market? As a Realtor and investor, I have always recommended buyers included a letter to the seller describing why they are a perfect fit for that ...
Philip Feinstein
New Investor In Chicago Northwest Suburbs
Hi BP community,
My name is Phil, I’m on the quest for my first purchase as an investor. Right before Covid, my wife and I did a live-in flip….not even realizing it was considered a live-in flip. Really though, it wa...
Jeff Piscioniere
Structuring a partnership investment using a 401(k) loan
My next investment purchase will use a 401(k) loan from myself or my wife’s account. I want to structure it in a way so that we are paid back so that the loan balance can be reduced quickly. The point of this is to s...
Bishwash Aryal
Real estate agent’s expectation from investors?
As an real estate agent what types of investors do you like to work with? What are some questions that really annoys an agent coming from a newbie. And what are some good information to share to make it easier on find...
Alejandra Tapia
Borrowing money from your 403(b)
My tax preparer recently mentioned the possibility of taking out a loan from my 403(b). He mentioned that a good thing about this is that I would pay back the money to myself, with interest, as opposed to the governme...
Jeremy Hale
What is the allure of a duplex such as this one that doesn't make any sense numbers-wise (as far as I can see)?
I see a lot of duplexes like this one:http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5...While that is a bit of an extreme example (a lot of them will pull ~1600 in rent), there are still a *ton* of duplexes out her...