Phil Begay
Profits in High Tax Rate Cities
Can one make money with rental properties within a city that has a high property tax rate?
Heather Whittaker
Short Term Rental Accounting
I've been considering hiring an accountant to handle the accounting for my short-term rental properties. For those of you that have hired an accountant, was it worth it? Also when looking for someone to handle my book...
Zackarias Aitchison
Pros & Cons Of Investing In Student Housing
Student rentals make good buy-and-hold investments, or else people would've stopped buying them a long time ago. But what are the pros and cons associated with a student housing investment compared to a traditional bu...
J. Martin
Unemployment Analysis & Charts - SF Bay Area & US - Any better?
It might not feel like a jobs boom to many, but damn! Does it get much better than this!?Check out the historical unemployment charts for the United States, California, San Francisco, and the greater Bay Area.. Some i...
Ross Ellington
USAA VA loan
Hey BP! I was wondering if any one out there has used the VA from USAA and if they counted the 75% rental income to couple with their job income? Some lenders don't and I was wondering what side of the fence USAA was ...
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So I just inherited a good chunk of change
So I just inherited a good chunk of change and I want to get into real estate. My brothers (who got the same amount) are going the Index Fund / Stock Market route. I will do some of that but after listening to some BP...
Manon Sheiman
Any feedback on Visio Lending in Austin, TX ? Thanks much!
I'm looking for two private money loans on two sfh in San Antonio, TX, and have read about the many unscupulous companies who take upfront fees and skip out on the loan at the end of escrow, which of course, scares me...
Justin Stores
Selling my home or Lease option
It seems to me that with todays market that leasing my home with the option to buy is the quickest way. What do you think? How much should I ask above my mortgage payment? How much should I have as a down payment?
Andy Sabisch
Dealing with textured (fuzzy) wallpaper
OK, another renovation question. House is a 1970's vintage that looks like it is stuck in the 1970s . . . and one feature we are trying to figure out what do do with is textured wallpaper. We have addressed regular ...
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Big or Small down payment?
Hi, BP Community,I'm a brand new investor seeking to maximize cash flow quickly to build portfolio of rentals. Should I put a big down payment to get more cash flow and then use Home Equity Loan to get another propert...