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Will Barnard Validate the 50% rule
11 February 2016 | 141 replies

It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...

Jonathan Forbes Growing a Brokerage From 0 to 100 Agents in 5 Months
25 April 2022 | 7 replies

Life can be very unpredictable.
Something I could have never predicted was becoming a brokerage owner at an early start in my real estate career.
Being thrown into an unfamiliar industry, I was entrusted with managi...

Dave Meyer Door count is a terrible metric. Please stop using it.
7 July 2024 | 89 replies

Door count is the worst (commonly discussed) metric in the real estate investing community. Why does everyone use it? Can we all decide to collectively kill it? Or are there some of you out there that stand by door co...

Rich Weese Again, democracy doesn't matter
5 August 2010 | 45 replies

What the people want and vote for doesn't really matter. The libs know better. AZ , by a large majority wants their borders closed and the law enforced. Feds don't seem to. Ca voters wanted same sex marriages stopped....

Sarah Jones guns in rental unit
5 May 2019 | 83 replies

I'm in los angeles california and i found out today one of my military tenant has 2 guns with him.... this is very scary for me... i still have 2 rooms to rent.. for the new people coming in can i put a clause in ther...

Jane S. Tenant delaying lease signing should i get deposit
12 February 2020 | 35 replies

I asked tenant 3x if he would have the cash for the deposit and prorated rent tomorrow, and he promised he would. Now he only has the security deposit and I don't have a signed lease. He says he gets paid this Friday ...

Brock Laramee New to Wholesaling
22 July 2016 | 46 replies

Hey BP,I am turning to Wholesaling because of a temporary defeat I faced with buying a property this summer. I have realized that It is important for me to get a bit more knowledge and capital through real estate befo...

Jeanelle Ignacio Strategies & Tax Implications for purchasing commercial property from parents
11 March 2023 | 8 replies

This is my first post for some insight on this great forum...and it's got a ton of moving pieces.My husband's parents own commercial property (free & clear/no mortgage) on a large lot that has a board and care (as...

Michael Plaks Straight talk: my CPA keeps delaying and is not responding
21 May 2023 | 19 replies

We accountants are regularly approached by investors who are unhappy with their current CPAs being too slow to finish the work, too difficult to get hold of, too unreliable, too something else... So I decided to open ...