What a surprise... NOT! Got an email this morning that VRBO is forcing moving me from my preferred PPS to their PPB model. Guessing this could have been predicted given Airbnb's recent moves. Details are thin. I wonder how many hosts this affects and if this single "transparent" 12% commission in...
Does anyone know someone who can help me. “I own a room-by-room rental house in Lakewood, Jefferson County. Two tenants originally rented individual bedrooms. There are now unauthorized occupants in other bedrooms, and rent is delinquent. I have a written week-to-week lease. I want possession of ...
I’ve been buying properties at auction, usually well below market value, and I’m trying to figure out the best way to scale without tying up all my cash in each property. I’m NOT looking to do fix-and-flips or major rehabs. The strategy I’m looking at is basically: Buy a property significantly be...
Hello BP! I have a problem. My Solo 401k administrator disabled my account for non-payment (long story). But they won't assist with filling out a final form 5500 EZ with the IRS. I closed the account with Fidelity not realizing I had to file a final 5500 EZ regardless of the amount in the account...
Hi everyone, I’m a European investor using a U.S. LLC and Im looking into Philadelphia mortgage foreclosure Sheriff Sales. I’d really appreciate advice from anyone with first-hand experience. My main questions are: If the mortgage debt is $150,000 but the property sells for $60,000, what happens ...
I've been spending a lot more time looking into properties that need some serious renovations, and it's interesting seeing how differently investors approach them. I'm curious, when you're looking at a property that needs a lot of work, what's usually the biggest deciding factor for you? Is it th...
This post is mostly for my tax professionals colleagues and for my cost segregators friends. In 3 weeks (early November 2026), I am going to speak at the annual conference of cost segregation professionals. While my topic is technical (combining cost segregation with 1031 exchanges), I'm also pla...
It seems to come in waves the fake lenders hitting you up on the PM system. lately the fake ones have upped their game through the years many posts on NOT to pay any up front fee so the fake lenders have switched to NO up front fee Until fully approved. So they will string you along give you a fu...
New investor in Chicago looking for partners to buy and flip properties in Minnesota. Everyone welcome. Message me!
Hi everyone, I'm new to wholesaling in Boynton Beach / Delray area. I've been driving for dollars and pulling lists of absentee owners who have owned since 1999-2005 and now live in Ohio, Michigan, Virginia. These are 20-24 year owners, likely tired landlords. For those of you experienced in Sout...
Hello, Has anyone worked with Grocapitus and were their revenue estimates accurate? Any comments on things worked out? I tried searching the forum expecting to find something but was having trouble. Please PM if you've worked with them. Thanks in advance, Ryan
Sometimes you need to have a buffer between you and your tenants. Living on the east side of cleveland all my life I know there can be challenges that takes a specialized individual to handle. Would love to discuss the opportunity of managing your property or just keeping an eye on things while y...
Hello everyone, 31 years old here. I inherited my parents’ paid-off home at 26, lived in it a few more years, and a year ago I got married and bought a house closer to my wife’s work. Now that we’ve had a baby, I am going to rent my old house out. I already have my first tenant lined up and am do...
Hello, I'm purchasing a FSBO, $485k purchase price in florida, single family, investment loan. Seller is fine being in second position to the bank with a $95k note, interest only, 7 year balloon, no PPP. Current bank i'm talking with offers great rates but still wants 15% down of my own money. Lo...
I have an opportunity to purchase a rental property from an uncle of mine in a market several hours away from me. The property strays far away from my buy box. This typically isn't an issue for me to pass on but what keeps bringing me back is the amount my uncle is willing to sell it to me for. I...
Orange County apartment vacancy reached 4.3% in Q2 2026, up from 3.8% a year earlier, while average asking rent rose only 1.8% to $2,727 a month (source: Kidder Mathews, Q2 2026 Orange County Multifamily Market Report, CoStar data). What it means for owners: OC is still one of the tightest market...
I started on BP back in 2018 as an investor just trying to learn the market, and pretty quickly realized what a great resource it was. I also got licensed, honestly just to be a better investor, and that led to trying out the Featured Agent program. Not because I wanted a real estate career, but ...
Most wholesalers send me the same thing: an address, an asking price, and "great deal, won't last." I've got 10 minutes to decide. Here's the exact screen I run: 1. ZIP first. If it's not one of my 9 Memphis ZIPs — 38109, 38111, 38112, 38114, 38116, 38117, 38118, 38122, 38128 — I'm done in 30 sec...