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I’m debating paying off my current 4plex or saving for a 12 plex. I want to retire early and can save about 70,000 a year. Any tips to accelerate my success?
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Costly factors when purchasing a property, especially a buy and hold, are unforeseen costs, especially those that could have been avoided. For example: roofing, sewer, boiler, furnace, fire safety, foundation stabili...
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Hey All,My wife and I just got married and currently renting 6months left in lease with 40k in savings for investing. A year from today we have an opportunity to essentially house sit for 6 months to a year rent free....
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Hey BP community! I would be very interested in your thoughts on feedback. Here's my question:At what point do you believe it is wise to stop reinvesting your cashflow into more properties and start focusing on princi...
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Hey BP. My first rental is going great, all rented out and cash flowing like $650ish/mo. I've got about 65k equity in it. I've never done a cash out refi before, I think I grasp the basics, but is it worth it to just ...
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Hello BP,
Any insight and opinions would be great but I think this might be a depends answer. We recently bought our first duplex and it cashflows a little under $500 a month. My wife and I are trying to decide if ...
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Firstly want to thank this community and forum, I've found myself being directed back to it a number of times as I've been digging around the internet for information. I realize my situation is a complex one, and I'l...
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As the title says, if you had a job paying you 200k per year....how would use that to start investing in real estate?
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Hello! We are looking at a two unit rental. Our lender is saying that for investment property we have to put 30% as down payment. Is it better to put a higher down payment and have more cash flow or save on downpaymen...
Our primary home is paid off after 2 years of pouring every penny we could into it. The market value is about $300k. We bought it as fixer upper for $188k, renovated and now plan to lease it out. We (my husband and i)...