Nicholas Bailey
Opinions on Coach Houses?
In Chicago it's common for multi-family buildings to have a coach house behind the main building, which 120 years ago was legitimately for storing your horses and carriage, but now has been converted to an additional ...
Adam Bradley
Duplex / Small apartments - Who cuts the grass? PM?
Newbie here. If I own a 10 unit apartment complex and it is managed by a local property management company; normally, whose responsibility is it to cut the grass?Is lawncare/landscaping usually included in a PM's 10% ...
Christopher Winkler
Realtor Using A Non-TREC Contract In Texas For My Investments
Once I get my license, can I use a Non-TREC purchase contract to buy investment property for me as an investor with my Realtor hat off?
Dax Nollenberger
Down Payment, The Great Mortgage Equalizer
Interest rates have had a substantial impact on the overall affordability of a home. With mortgage rates on the continual rise, it’s time to think creatively about how we can minimize our long-term costs and make our ...
Aaron Dermon
New to BP, w/ 4 SFH rentals, interested in LLCs and 1031
Greetings all,My wife and I have four rentals in four different states and after I cam across a BP podcast last month, we have been considering our options to finally get serious about our investments. However, we ne...
Timo Loescher
Series LLC - Overhead Expenses
Hi all!
I have been lurking for months and this is the first time I have a question I can't find an answer to! My wife and I bought our first rental property and have been setting up our business and such. Our lawyer...
Mitch Davidson
What investments haven't worked out for you, and why?
Hi friends. Most of what we hear is how well some model or approach is working for someone, and often with some hype. What could be really instructional is to hear about what failed for you, and why. For example, my M...
Nicolas Ake
Buying a older apartment building
Would you even consider buying a apartment building built in the 1920s? If the inspection isn't too bad and the deal made sense would you go through with it? The building is almost 100 years old!Thank you
Account Closed
To Paint or not to Paint Brick Exterior
Hello all! I need your advice on whether or not to paint this brick house. It has not been lived in for 20 years and was owned by a hoarder. The neighbors are thrilled that there is a new owner that plans to make i...
Amy Fulbright
Worst Case Scenarios?
I realized recently that what's really holding me back from diving into REI with both feet is that I don't have a solid set of exit strategies for if/when things go wrong. Not only that, I'm not sure that I'm AWARE of...