Bruce P.
What is a reasonable estimate for constructing an ADU in LA?
Hi,A friend is seriously considering building a detached 600 square foot ADU in their backyard in Southern California (specifically the Westlake/Moorpark area in Ventura county). It will have separate metering (electr...
Gene D.
Indianapolis job cuts
Hey guys, wondering what the locals think will be the impact of this from, here is the article from IBJ:September 6, 2016Hayleigh ColomboCarmel-based for-profit college operator ITT Educational Services Inc. announced...
Anthony Janke
Newbie: Action or wait?
Hello BP Members,Sorry in advance for the long post.So, for some background: I have been diving headlong into the material of the site as well as books and other material to get started in REI. I have settled on the s...
Minh Nguyen
My LA eviction story
So I inherited some tenants on a property I closed on earlier this year and had to go through the eviction process. While I was doing my due diligence on this process, I found some difficulty getting details on what t...
Nicole De Lia
Pittsburgh Duplex: First out state purchase!
Aaaah! We're doing it. After listening to 200ish BP podcast episodes, my husband and I are buying our first out of state rental... a duplex. We own our primary and one rental in Long Beach, CA and are looking forward ...
Peter Palmer
New member interested in Tennessee & Florida
Hello, everyone, I am from Massachusetts but will most likely moving to Tennessee or Florida sometime in the next year. I've been on this site since August 2015 but had the feeling I was too young at the time, as well...
Jeff Bridges
Nonmarketable title and encroachment
Hey BP universe! I got an opportunity for a buy and hold rehab for a REO, but found out there is an encroachment claim/ issue on the property by a neighbor. Right now I'm in the process of running it by my title compa...
Derek Steinmetz
FHA Owner Occupancy Requirements - Less than One Year
In July, I moved into a 2 family that we purchased using FHA financing. We are now interested in moving to another area of town. I know you are supposed to owner occupy FHA properties for one year, but I am having ...
John C.
What started you on investing in land?
Just curious if there are any good stories out there...
I'll start -
Around early 1990's still in college and had some time to burn, was browsing books at Tower Records down in Marina Del Rey and saw something like...
Jamael Reed
Finding motivated sellers
Hi Everyone,OK I'll get straight to it.. I started out looking for motivated sellers by posting ads on Craigslist stating that "I buy houses".. I set up a Google Voice number to receive calls and catch voicemails. I'm...