Troy Parker
Renting your first rental to a friend
15 January 2025 | 10 replies
If you need to get it rented fast, a great property manager would list the home for $2100 (below market) and get several quality applicants competing against each other to drive the price up to the max so you don't risk vacancy by starting out too high and gradually reducing to find the sweet spot.
Matthew Posteraro
Conservative Scaling for House Hacking
15 January 2025 | 6 replies
Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
Brandon VanTuinen
First house hack - too expensive?
20 December 2024 | 9 replies
Always buy the best quality property you can afford.
Ethan Slater
New Member Joining BiggerPockets
4 January 2025 | 14 replies
@Ethan Slater here's some info we hope you find useful:Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
Rob Beardsley
Top 10 Reasons to Invest in Pittsburgh
5 January 2025 | 8 replies
Lots of investment in the region as well so hopefully quality job growth will continue.
Matt Wan
Can I buy a property without being physically present for any part?
13 January 2025 | 14 replies
What you can't do remote is get a sense for the neighborhood and asset quality.
Chase Calhoun
Build to Rent- BTR
19 December 2024 | 9 replies
Personally, I find BTRs to be more predictable with fewer ongoing maintenance issues, and they tend to attract high-quality tenants.
Nevin Wilkie
Paint and Cabinets recommendations
3 January 2025 | 5 replies
I'm in the middle of a BRRRR too and I chose to have Sherwin Williams color match "inchyra blue" for walls I usually just go with Behr but with cabinets, will be so much easier if you have high quality paint!
Jonathan Greene
Don't Become a Property Hoarder or a Door Counter
3 January 2025 | 40 replies
They were not terrible, some people would call them C minus, and it wasn't even that much about financial considerations at the time (appreciation was not a thing back then in Milwaukee) but just not what I wanted to own or manage, so I sold them to them tenants - after quite a bit of financial coaching to get them to qualify for a loan.My standard advice is always to buy the best quality property you can afford.
Denise Lang
Starting our investing journey. But how to that that out of my home state?
2 January 2025 | 36 replies
.- Stick to B and C+ Areas: These neighborhoods balance affordability and tenant quality, minimizing risk.- Analyze Properties Remotely: Use tools like BiggerPockets calculators to evaluate deals.