Matt Geerts
Small town main street tenants
TL;DR - Commercial newbie needs to know how to effectively lease up a few shops in a tiny town. I have found myself suddenly to be a commercial property owner. Besides some residential units, my new building has 3 com...
Jennifer H.
Potential tennant wants me to hold the property for them
Hi I closed on a house in mid December and was trying to rent the place out by Jan. 1st. It's 12/27 and all the work needed is done and it's move in ready. I have had multiple showings but have found no suitable...
James Grueser
Submetering water in 38 space Indianapolis park
Hello,I have recently purchased a 38 space mobile home park in the Indianapolis area. Via the research and books I've read I see that it makes sense to submeter the water in this park. Since tenants don't pay for it...
Russell Gronsky
Analyze Retail Commercial Property?
Fellow BPers,I found a commercial retail property (strip mall) that I am interested in but I have no idea how to evaluate it. I've never done any strip malls before. How do I run the numbers? How do I know if this is ...
Huy N.
septic tank - houston
anybody in Houston ever own a house with a septic tank before? i am in contract to buy one with a septic tank. the house was built 1965 and the system is as old as the house. Not sure what thing to look out for and wh...
Sticky Rammel
Triplex assistance - what price would make it work?
Hello BP Friends - I am looking at a Triplex in a small town. Good neighborhood. It's fully rented out currently. It was built in the late 1800's. All 3 units are 1bd, 1ba.Owner wants to sell without listing, says the...
Kumar Paj
SDIRA vs Solo401k - IRS have any issue with Checkbook control?
I've been looking into SDIRA vs. Solo 401k options for a while and read many posts related to that. Based on my reading and understanding, it seems that that Solo401K is a much better option than SDIRA-LLC and one can...
Bill Patterson
Can we get a "MINUS" button to vote Down a post?
Every once in a while (like just a minute ago) I see a post that is condescending or a below the belt hit. I would like to see right beside the "+" button to vote a post up, a "-" button to vote the post down. 10 po...
Robert Tucker
Bought a bad deal and am thinking of exiting early.
Ok. So I bought a house I was renting the lower half of because I didnt want to move again. This was before I started researching house hacking strategies. With it rented, the mortgage (PITI) is a little under 25% of ...
Account Closed
To keep a current tenant or not???
I am in process of purchasing my first investment home. There are tenants in the property right now, they have been there for 4-5 years and they are asking if i would consider for them to stay. Their current rent is a...