I made a 5% down payment on the house, and another 5% down payment was allocated towards the rehab expenses.

Lower it and put a nice set of wheels, and smoke Ferrari's with my station wagon.

You should have at LEAST 3 months of expenses in reserves.

I'm looking into investing out of state since my island home is so expensive.  

anywhere from 1.25, 1.5, 1.75 to 2.0 GPM (the lower the number, the more water they'll save).Does anyone use these kinds of shower heads in their rental units?

You may be doing more harm than good focusing on short term monetary gains at the expense of how many in the industry will perceive you moving forward.

Equally, I’m thinking it’s a smarter choice to stay in the condo due to lower interest instead.

Average purchase applications in April and May have moved lower.

Hi everyone, 
I am selling a property that I own now for almost 6 years to 1031 into another property. 
The buyer had an inspection and has requested for some cap ex repairs (new roof and new sewer pipe).
I'm deba...

A lot of opportunities to buy aged C-class homes at 8, 9, 10 caps.Small investor expense ratios are 40%.Large operator expense ratios are 37/38 %.Large platforms/institution expense ratios are 33/34%Big benefit of blanket insurance policies is to drive costs down.A lot of BFR is looking for a bridge product for 2 years to hope rates get back down in the 5% range.Cannot use HPA on BFR communities you plan on selling based on cash flow.5-18% rental premium being achieved based on new construction communities compared to new construction scatter sites.For real time comps go to biggest operators BFR, small multifamily.More confidence about the cost of construction having stabilized.Some products which will not be good for retail buyers will also not be good for rentals.