Josh E.
New York Rent Control - Is Cuomo Really This Dumb?
Not sure how many of you all have seen in the news, but New York is going full-on-socialist with expanding "tenant protections" across the entire state.NYC has had rent control for a while, from my understanding. But ...
Jonathan Dempsey
10 Best Pocono PA HOAs to Look at for Short Term Rental
10 Best Pocono HOAs for STR
Introduction to the Poconos
The Pocono market has long been a popular vacation rental market due to the area's many natural attractions and the region's proximity to major metros Philad...
Allison Park
Expectations of Investor Buyer's Agent
I am just starting my investment journey, so have only used Real Estate Agents to assist with buying and selling my primary residence. In those cases, the compensation % for seller and buyers agents was set and I sig...
Thomas Lillevold
Think twice about "Cash for Keys" to rid yourself of bad tenant
Greetings everyone,I have to inject my personal opinion here. I recently went through a bad eviction with a commercial tenant that I inherited with a building I purchased. And all during conversations about this wi...
Carrie Cathey
Cash Flow or ROI? Which number do you focus on most in an investment?
Curious to know which numbers real estate investors look at when considering properties. Do the numbers vary depending on the property type (ex. single-family homes, apartment complex, etc.).Thanks :)
Michael Guzik
Short Term Rentals Slowing Down due to Negative Media Coverage??
I'm not sure if everyone is on Twitter or Facebook, but there's been a pretty noticeable movement (usually among among millenials / Gen Z) to bash Airbnb / short term rentals. Everything from "creeper" landlords, to "...
Logan Jorns
Is college worth a real estate investors time?
Hello BP community!
Recently I decided to take this spring semester off from school to take the time and really decide if college / the degree path that I was on was really something that I wanted.
Currently I am ...
Christopher Rodriguez
MILITARY MEMBER RE BEGINNER, POSSIBLE OPTIONS I NEED GUIDANCE ON!
Hello all! i will be as descriptive and to the point as possible. I am new to real estate, started educating myself since November of last year, I have possible routes i can take to start my real estate journey but i ...
Mindy Jensen
Reducing Taxable Income - Shooting Myself in the Foot for a Loan?
I want to reduce my taxable income as much as possible. (Selling stocks and want to avoid long-term capital gains.)Maxing out the 401k is $18,500, standard deduction is $24,000. My question is, what does the bank look...
Account Closed
Any YOUNG RE investors out there trying to figure this out/doing it? 18? Early 20 Somethings?
Anyone here on BP who is 18 - early 20's trying to figure out real estate investing/in the process of making their first investment? I'm right there with ya. What are you currently interested in investing? It would...