Nicholas Acevedo
Keeping or selling our property
Hello BP Family!! I'm undecided on holding our rental property or selling it. We are moving out of state. If we hold onto it, we can cashflow about $450 a month & with the neighborhood doing a lot of changes &...
Mitchell Kane
Borrowing money means less taxes?
Hi all,First time poster here, I would like to buy my first home soon, so I am trying learn about real estate investing, from Seattle, WA. I am reading one of the Rich Dad, Poor Dad books: Retire Youg Retire Rich, an...
Leon Lee
Cash-out refi on several SFH properties, does it worth it?
Hi, Fellow investorsSome of my SFHs have accumulated some equity over years. I asked about cash-out refi from a loan broker that I have been working with for years and was given the following terms (see attached scree...
Freeman Schultz
Question about increase for a security deposit
I have been looking at investment properties and learning a lot about investing but I am a little confused about who pays for the increases in the safety deposit.In a lease renewal, the rent will usually increase and ...
Scott Schultz
Annual Rent Increases
As a landlord, it's very important for me to keep residents as long as I can for obvious reasons. I increase rent annually with renewal but provide an anniversary gift to them upon renewal. This year, rent increases f...
Joe M.
Is net worth a good indicator on how you are doing?
Trying to figure out what measures to follow to see how I am doing through the years.
For those of you who take out mortgages, doesnt that set you back year after year?
I guess looking for a formula to measure and m...
Tarik N.
Washer Dryer and rent value
Hi
I'm installing a coin-operated washer dryer in my duplex in Baltimore (B to C class). Any idea of how much rent increase the added W/D can warrant?
Thank you
Mehran K.
Is Investment Property Principal Paydown Considered taxable income?
Hi all,
At my family party yesterday I had a chat with my uncle who owns an apartment building and is very successful in other businesses. He told me that any principal paydown on an investment property is considered...
Bryan Hancock
The Case For A Geometric Mean For Quoting Returns
Return citations were getting thrown around on another thread a few weeks ago so I took the liberty of dusting off some old finance texts where people try to get quite specific about citing returns. The case is made ...
Max T.
Appeal property tax valuations in Philadelphia - Help!
My assessments all went up... Some went WAY up! Do you have or know someone who has successful experience appealing these valuations? How much does it cost? Is it worth it to pursue?