Chinmay Goswami
Factors for Investing in SFH for rental Income
What are various factors that are considered while buying a rental property at todays price points to justify the investment? 2% rule was good for during the last few years, their is continuous downward pressure on th...
Lenny B.
Question on furnace replacement in Carmichael (Sacramento) Duplex
Hello, My tenant is reporting a problem with the furnace heater. A technician from Bell Brothers identified a problem with the motor, it's basically stuck. He says replacing the motor would cost about $700-900 and it'...
Victor Noriega
I'm selling, tenant wants to stay longer. What do I do?
We have a investment property in Austin. The current tenant has been there for 2-1/2 years. We had told the current tenant last year that we intend to sell the property and had offered it to them at a discount. They s...
Patrick McGrath
First Triplex - 40% Gross Rent Increase in 3 Months!
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Westminster.
Purchase price: $204,000Cash invested: $71,000After refinance : $10,000
Triplex - 2 Bedroom 1 Bath Units + 4 Car Garage.
Wh...
Vaidehi Telkar
Guidance for a newbie investor in the Chicago market
I am looking to make a real estate investment purely for rental income and investment purpose. I am looking more for a long (ish) term investment which can generate decent cash flow and grow in value in the future. Wh...
Rocky Gibson
First Time Rental Property Purchase - Quick Question
Hi Everyone!A bit about me - I recently purchased my first home in June, and am now currently house hacking that property. This, along with my sister's background in real estate with 9~ units, got me excited to start ...
Gordon Starr
Mls comps vs turnkey, prices of grapes vs wine?
Hi bp! I am trying to get a fair price for a couple turnkey sfr and there is a question about pricing of turnkey property being higher than mls.In the c neighborhoods of dayton, oh, mls prices are generally below 50, ...
Chad Clanton
Common and Unusual Findings: A Home Inspector's Journal
In inspecting homes here in San Antonio, I've found some really good and some really crazy work. Some days are "wow, that's a really good job", and others are "oh boy...I just saw that, didn't I?" So, I've decided to ...
Robert Hernandez
Quadplex to buy a used condensor or a new HVAC?
Hello BP family,
I have a quadplex that I recently purchased. One month in the condensor HVAC in one of the unit goes bad. I have a home warrarnty that the seller purchase. But, I doubt they would cover the replaceme...
Jay Hinrichs
LA fires Wholesalers Beware
Just got this bulletin From the DRE in CA. it is illegal to offer Less than fair market value of any property in the fire area that is less than what the value was as of Jan. 6 2025. Fines and imprisonment if vio...