Ethan Slater
New Member Joining BiggerPockets
4 January 2025 | 14 replies
When analyzing a market and breaking it down into property Class submarkets, do you find it helpful to complete this division at the city-wide market level, or do you find it also beneficial to additionally break it down by suburb, and even neighborhood?
James Carlson
Are STRs as we know them dead in Colorado (and other places)?
27 January 2025 | 56 replies
Interesting as there were a couple of posts a year ago after the widely distributed article in the media essentially calling it a STR crash.
Travis Boyd
How effective can MTR be with small multifamily properties?
7 January 2025 | 16 replies
If you can maximize all 3, then you've also created a very wide lead funnel, which is less common in multifamily properties.Maximizing "pets" means you're removing carpet, allowing at least 2 pets including cats and larger dogs > 50 lbs, access to a fully fenced-in yard or walking distance to a dog park, leniency on breed restrictions (depends on insurance, your risk tolerance, due diligence with pets during inquiry phase), pet friendly furniture (e.g. faux leather couch, low pile rugs if at all), etc.
James Wise
Failed Leadership is why California is on fire.
23 January 2025 | 165 replies
.: Quote from @Wale Lawal: Los Angeles LA 🔥🧯💔Our hearts and prayers go to everyone impacted by the Los Angeles wide fires 🙏You will overcome this adversity and disaster 🙏Let's not point fingers but pray for peace.Thank you all.This brother!!!
Katie Miller
If you use a CPA or Tax Professional, how did you find him or her?
19 January 2025 | 119 replies
Hey Jeff, This is a great question and one we get all the time as we specialize in working with real estate folks, but the size of the portfolio can vary widely.
Eric Lopez
Estimating Operating Expenses
19 December 2024 | 3 replies
Hi Eric,Great question—estimating operating expenses can definitely be tricky, especially for items like maintenance, CapEx, and make-ready costs that vary widely between properties.
Kathy Yao
Need help with a deal analysis
16 December 2024 | 4 replies
Did you mean the alley is 8 ft wide, not inches?
Mitchell Catoe
Does anyone have experience with D.S.C.R. Loans
21 December 2024 | 10 replies
Here's a post where I go into detail about DSCR loans as far as the importance of cash flow, credit scores and down payments: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/1080147-refinance-rate-105Lender terms and fees vary widely.
Shaheen Ahmed
Property taxes on rentals
18 December 2024 | 15 replies
@Shaheen AhmedI don't know the Ohio markets as well as I know Pennsylvania but (1) taxes can vary widely among counties, cities, municipalities, etc. and (2) the problem right now is that interest rates are so high (although taxes and insurance increasing certainly doesn't help.)What are you trying to accomplish?
Michael Le Blanc
Fredericksburg, TX - Short Term Rentals (AirBNB/VRBO)
15 December 2024 | 9 replies
For those who don't know, Dallas had a wide sweeping ban with no exceptions