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Jose D. It can't be this easy, right? Out of state investing
23 August 2019 | 15 replies
That’s apples and oranges.
Erick Schmitt Property Management Software
28 September 2022 | 5 replies
Do one task at a time in each app so you can compare apples to apples
Bruce Woodruff More anti-landlord action coming?
1 February 2023 | 86 replies
It's not an apples-to-apples comparison. 
Lei Li CA resident trying to decide on rental property investment location
28 September 2023 | 34 replies
Growth - NV is still friendly to business and a lot of companies (Tesla, Google, Apple, etc) have moved their distribution, manufacturing, data centers here in recent years and there’s more to come.
Ben Peyton Did you read The One Thing? What lessons are you using from it?
29 September 2015 | 1 reply
Look at Apple, they sell the IPhone.
John Zent [Philadelphia] Sell or Continue Renting Rental Property?
21 February 2019 | 5 replies
Regarding my time, I conservatively estimate about 60 hours per year spent on the home, and value my time at $150/hr (what I can make spending my time elsewhere).Here's my financials spreadsheet I maintain for this property:Costs/Expenses/Equity ContributionsAnnual ExpensesTaxes3700Insurance1000Maintenance/Repairs2500Interest Expense (3.875% rate at current loan balance of $168k)6510Total Costs13710Rental Income21000Net Income7290Annual Appreciation (assuming 4%)12000Net Gain Including Annual Appreciation19290Annual Time spent on home -maintenance, finding tenants, dealing with city, etc. (60 hours x $150/hr)-9000Net Gain Less Value of Time10290Equity in Home (Approximate market value of $350k less loan balance of $162k less realtor selling fees of $15k, less seller's side transfer tax of $7k166,000ROI Analysis - Includes Opportunity Cost of Selling HomeNet Gain compared to Equity in Home11.62%Apples-to-apples comparison with passive investment (factoring in value of my time above)6.20%
Joshua Durrin Real Estate Agent Blocking Buyers
5 December 2015 | 14 replies
This is not to say that there are not "bad apples" in the basket, but communicating these issues is how to elevate the situation.
Melanie Stephens Seeking "Biggest Mistake/Lesson Learned" Tenant Stories
23 September 2020 | 45 replies
Hello, new to Bigger Pockets but I had a previous rental near Fort Riley KS in Manhattan (The Little Apple) Kansas basically the renters just stopped paying rent for three months before deploying which is meh. 
Anne Grello Keeping rental income separate
20 July 2023 | 16 replies
I would open up a separate personal checking account and run all your rental transactions through that account.Do the same with a credit card.Open up a online storage such as dropbox, google drive or apple drive and save your business receipts there.
Nic S. Bay Area Housing Market
15 December 2017 | 8 replies
If you expect Apple, Google, Facebook, NVidia, PayPal, SalesForce and their stocks to fall by 30- 40% next year, expect the bay area RE market to soften quickly.