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27 December 2024 | 6 replies
@Nathan Deutsch Welcome TO BiggerPockets If you are not comfy with privacy issues while house hackingyou can try a FHA loan or start with a partnership to buy a STR etc
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28 December 2024 | 8 replies
Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.
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20 January 2025 | 37 replies
Next make sure you know what you're trying to get out of your investments such as do you want cash-flow or appreciation.
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27 December 2024 | 13 replies
The example does actually reflect my situation but I tried to keep it as simple as possible.
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30 December 2024 | 5 replies
I had a couple people try to claim that you could pay off your mortgage in just a few years with it so I looked into it.
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28 December 2024 | 12 replies
But I haven't found one better and I've been trying for at least the past couple of years.
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30 December 2024 | 16 replies
I myself have been trying to find a property in that area to house hack since I moved here for a job.Is there no provision in the lease agreement for land renewal?
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24 December 2024 | 2 replies
Otherwise try an executive office service like Regus (local options are cheaper).
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28 December 2024 | 16 replies
Any time you "are trying to be nice" or "give them a break", not only do you undermine the legal foundations of your lease, you embolden the unethical tenants to move the boundary further in their favor.
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24 December 2024 | 7 replies
Trying to figure out whether is it worth transitioning my 2br 1ba 1100 sqft unit to midterm rental from long term rental in Renton WA?