Jon Klaus
Other People's Money
For those who use OPM as much as possible, why don't you use your own money more? How and where do you invest your own money? What level of return and risk do you target for your own money?
Joe S.
Financing houses to short term rental operators?
Has anyone had any positive results from financing properties to people that own short term rentals? If I financed a property I would want more than the market rent rate or why would I lose my asset and future appreci...
Troy Stoehr
Party Wall Agreements
Does anyone have any experience with Party Wall Agreements? I own 1/2 of a duplex that was sold in an auction and the other half was sold to another person (unfortunately...). Anyway - I just refinanced the prop...
Steve Sprowls
Self-Directed IRA companies
I've looked at six different companies and the fees are all over the place. The cheapest so far is Sunwest Trust. Their annual fee is $225 regardless of the number of assets. Their application fee is $50.
Am I gett...
Guillermo Perea
AB -1842 potential new rental property ?
Hey everyone, I decided to buy a 3 unit building in Los Angeles not currently on Rent Control (was built in the 80s) Will AB-1482 affect me ? The existing tenants are paying way below market rents.
William Decker
How to get a loan in order to flip a home for the first time
I have recently got a business partner him and I would like to flip a house together. My credit is not too good he will have to get the mortgage in his name and I would supply part of the down payment my first questio...
Sean F.
Short sale strategy
Hello fellow BP'ers,
I'm looking for some guidance and advice on a short sale opportunity that was presented to me.
My parents next door neighbor approached me recently that he will be listing his property within t...
Kenny Chau
Southern California | How to Look for ADU Potential on Property?
Hello BP Community! A first post for me! I learned about BP when I first learned about ADUs just about a month ago and have found great value in these forums, so thank you all for your contribution!I'm shopping around...
Brandon Schlichter
The best pet policy?
Wanting to brainstorm or at least get feedback on an appropriate pet policy.My rentals are mostly in rougher neighborhoods, but far from the inner city warzones that some landlords are used to, as all my properties ar...
Zach Denny
Pets - Lesson Learned
Hi All,A lesson I recently learned the hard way:I own several multi-family homes in nice neighborhoods, targeting young professionals and young families for tenants. At first we said no pets, but all of our best appli...