Coleman Doughty
San Diego Investor
Hi All,I work and live in San Diego, CA. A wonderful place to be, but not a great place to invest. I own a rental property in Laguna Hills and a primary residence in San Diego. However, with the way the markets have b...
Brandon Kanakis
Hello, another newbie from Richmond Virginia
My name is Brandon Kanakis-Pennell. I am from Richmond Virginia as you can see from the post subject. My experience in real estate has been literally investing in REITs, crowd funding loans, and purchasing my primary ...
Nathan Angles
Portfolio of duplexes - Commercial or Residential Valuation?
Hello all,This past year I purchased a duplex to house hack using a VA loan. My plan was to stay in it a year and then buy another duplex using a second VA loan or FHA and rent the first one out completely. Then conti...
Alex L.
In a Pickle - Looking for Advice
Myself and several partners invested in a piece of commercial real estate + business to operate from this real estate. The hired GC is awful and has rung up the bill well beyond the Loans we have available to build th...
Brian Warren
Vacation rental properties
Looking for some advise or feedback from anyone that is or has done short term vacation rentals, I am working on a couple of deals that should produce a decent cash flow but would just like to hear some personal exper...
Jimmy Jamz
renovating after a smoker
Hello All (Hopefully this is the right forum for this discussion!)I recently bought a condo that was owner-occupied for 30 years - and the owner was a big time smoker. The ceilings and walls are disgusting! The smel...
Teage Staunton
Multiple SFH rental properties- financing question
I currently own one SFH that I rent. I lived in it before I rented it so financing was simple. I am now interested in buying a property solely for renting (already has a tenant); my problem is that I don't have a lot ...
Tracey Reinbrecht
Recurring late rent payments
We have tenants that always take advantage of the 5 day grace period we have in the lease. Today we received a text that they had an unexpected emergency and that they aren't sure they will be able to get the full ren...
Adam Ulery
Low Income vs Moderate Income Tenants
Hi BP Team! I was chatting with a Tax Attorney this week and explaining my plans for beginning in real estate investment. He asked me if I plan to buy low end rentals with lower income tenants or mid or high end renta...
Pat McCandless
using contractors to estimate repair costs
I'm trying to nail down my 1st rental property and one of the things I need to do is get a good estimate on repair costs via a walk through of the property. Since I've never done this before and don't have a construc...