Jan Styrczula
Loaned money to a brother in law
Sorry to bother you guys with my mistakes but in August of 2019 I loaned 50K to my wife’s sisters husband, he was supposed to return the loan in November of the same year with a $5K extra ( so 55K total) that Didn’t ...
John Thedford
How Difficult (And Smart) To Start A HML Fund--Am I Nuts?
I have been doing HML for a few years. Really enjoy it and the returns have been pretty good. Am I crazy for wanting to start a private fund for HML? I really don't know anything about it except it requires SEC paperw...
Miki M.
VRBO's dead. AirBNB's not great. How to market a Vacation Rental?
I have been working on setting up a modest vacation rental in the Portland metro area. In the past, friends of mine were raving about VRBO, telling me it really does work- and they had a reasonable fee structure. But ...
J Randall
Why are real estate agent commissions so high in NYC?
Highest property prices in the nation, maybe the world. Yet commission rates are untouched. 5-6% is still standard. But how is that possible considering that'd be more than most people make in a year? $100,000 I he...
Alfred Bell
How do you prepare for the coming future?
Ok. We are in deflation now, and we don't know how long it is going to last.
Because of our government, we know that eventually interest rates, taxes, and inflation are going to go up, up, up. The most important pri...
Julie Hassett
Will water issues be the death of my rental business?
Hi there, I'm a small-time real estate investor with 6 units under my belt. When it comes to water issues, I absolutely cannot catch a break. Currently, I've got:One basement with a leak and horizontal crack forming o...
Allen L.
Frustrated about lack of cash flow
Long story short, my fiance and I own 5 properties in US and Canada generating about $88K USD of gross annual rental income. 4 are SFH and 1 Duplex. However our estimated annual cash flow is $6500 USD after PITI, prop...
Nick Frey
1031 in less than a year (short term capital gains)
Property A was owned by LLC A 50/50 me and another partner. After five years of LLC A owning Property A, I created LLC B with two extreme-minority partners (0.5% each, as a formality for lending purposes) and bought ...
Tinah Canda
Purchasing property with uncertain lead status
Hi BP community, my name is Tinah - a brand new real estate investor and I am in a bit of pickle - need guidance.I signed a P&S agreement on a property and later realized that by law the lead disclosure on lease d...
Bryan Tasumi
Real estate cash flow vs Physician/Doctor cash flow. Difference?
Real estate cash flow vs Physician/Doctor cash flow. How many houses and how much time would it take a real estate investor to get enough cash flow to equal that of a doctor making 300k + benefits a year? I am assumin...