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Peter Seely LLC or just Good insurance
15 June 2011 | 40 replies

Hi All,

I am a new investor who will purchase his first US property as a rental and I am wondering if I should open an LLC or would purchasing adequate insurance and an Umbrella policy do the trick to protect me.

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Leslie Crosten HELP! To stay or back out of deal???
8 October 2020 | 44 replies

We are under contract on an over/under duplex and in a sticky situation... I need help! So, we were supposed to close on this property Friday Sept 4th. However, closing was pushed back maybe a week or so according to ...

Nate R. Self-manage or hire a PM?
8 March 2018 | 49 replies

We bought a recently remodeled home (our first investment property) and are about to start getting it ready to rent. We haven't yet handed over the keys to the PM and my mentor is encouraging me to self-manage. The pr...

Rob Lawrence Do you think it matters if you use a 5% or 6% commission?
21 August 2017 | 46 replies

I am currently selling my house, and I have a 5% commission on it.  My realtor says that maybe I am not getting as many people coming or an offer because of my commission percentage.  In you experience, do you think i...

Brandon Sturgill What % Do You Use for Expenses & Vacancy on a Rental Property?
18 November 2014 | 51 replies

Do you have a standard percentage you use for evaluating a rental property...I feel comfortable with 10% across the board...any thoughts?VacancyCapXRepairs...Thanks

Jay B. Chicago tenants refusing to answer messages about rent payments??
3 June 2020 | 63 replies

So I haven't heard from my tenants in 1 month. I'm a long distance real estate investor and my PM company has called, texted, e-mailed, sent out smoke signals but tenants are still refusing to answer. They initially s...

James Kim How much HOA before it makes you think?
2 December 2023 | 36 replies

Hi,I was wondering if anyone buys property in HOAs and if you do, is there a certain threshold HOA annual fee amount that is ok before it becomes something that you "notice"? For example, i have a home where the HOA a...

Mandi Martinez When the contractor is over the timeline, by A LOT.
24 February 2019 | 70 replies

I’m on my first flip, and the official start for renovations was November 1st 2018. I was told it would take 12 weeks to complete the project and now we are well past that and still having issues. All of a sudden I ne...

Account Closed Turn Key provider advice for 1st purchase
22 March 2016 | 28 replies

Since December I've ran into a few problems while trying to invest. The biggest problem was me not wanting to invest in California because of our market. I'm now past that and very close to diving into my first purcha...

Peter Thielemann Rolling a 401K to a self-directed IRA to invest in real estate
7 January 2021 | 96 replies

Hi Peter "newbie" here, I'm new to BP and looking for Pros and cons on rolling my company-sponsored 401k into a self-directed IRA to purchase rental properties. I understand you have to go to a Trust Company/custodian...