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Kwanza P. New Here to the platform
29 January 2025 | 15 replies
Thanks, it all sounds good as long as I can avoid paying hefty taxes and generate cash flow.
Garrett Brown What is your biggest struggle in the STR world right now?
26 January 2025 | 48 replies
Every where you turn there are STRs going up on the market fully furnished because they couldn't pay the mortgage and bills with the rental income. 
Leslie L Meneus Is Franchising/Business Ownership "Really" Not Considered REI?
30 January 2025 | 4 replies
In the end we had to pay to turn the space back in to a white box/shell and closed with basically zero physical assets.
Timothy Frazier Hard Money Loan
1 February 2025 | 16 replies
If it's already turnkey that means you're paying higher rates than necessary when you could put 20% down and get a DSCR loan with lower rates and fees. 
Kody Smith Hello, I'm just Getting started with creative finance.
24 January 2025 | 4 replies
Kody, you need to investigate the Pace Subto group and pay to get in. 
Basit Siddiqi Experienced SFH Investor: Next Steps?
30 January 2025 | 7 replies
Hello everyone, I am reaching out to the BP Community for suggestions.My Portfolio100% owner of 7 SFH PropertiesGP in about 30 SFH properties(of which I own somewhere between 25% to 50%)All but two properties are managed by a PM CompanyNet worth of the above is about $2,000,000 - $2,500,000My IssuesI have many SFH's - Which take up time(Currently spending time paying property tax and insurance, requesting quotes on insurance policies and overseeing the PM Company(approve rent increases, approve renovation projects, etc).They also take up head-space(having to remember property addresses, remembering when property taxes are due)(I have reminders/systems but something I would like to reduce)Goals1) Spend less time on Real Estate2) Free up head-space2) Make $240,000 annually from real estate(Which I think is not to hard if I can increase my net worth and can get an 8% return)Possible Solutions1) Sell all the SFH's and buy 4-Unit Properties to take advantage of conventional financing2) Sell all the SFH's and buy one large apartment complex3) Sell al the SFH's and invest in syndications4) Sell all the SFH's and purchase stock / bonds5) Continue to hold all the SFH's6) Any other suggestionsOther Considations1) Should I consider private notes?
Tenzapa Wakombe "It is easy to doubt everything when you know nothing" Intro Post
24 January 2025 | 12 replies
So that with paying my investor 6.3%, they will get a passive income of $2,532 every month ($30,384 every year).
Christina Galdieri Seeking Advice: Combining Business Needs with a New Property Idea
24 January 2025 | 5 replies
With the exception of building a trailer on the property (these are hard to finance), this sounds like a good plan AND if you are using it for your business AND your business pays more than 50% of the rent (if you have more than 1 tenant), then this is a more financeable property in the eyes of banks and credit unions as it would be consider a commercial "owner-occupied" property. 
Josh Otero Crazy Tenant Stories
25 January 2025 | 1 reply
Quote from @Josh Otero: Hi BP community, I know you've got some crazy tenant stories and I want to hear it.I'll go first:1) I was managing a 5 story apartment building and a dog fell off the 4th floor balcony because of the owner not paying attention.
Stacie Telles Refinance on Investment Property
3 February 2025 | 12 replies
Make sure the tenants are paying market rent or above, otherwise your loan will be DSCR constrained.