Josh Dillingham
Legal or Illegal: High income requirements for multiple tenants.
In order to show a unit I require that a prospective tenant has a monthly income of 3x rent. But that leaves more room for error for a single tenant than for a family of 4. would it be discrimination based on familia...
Sophie Latapie
Investing in Long Beach: long-term potential?
Hi all! I've been on the hunt for a buy-and-hold investment property duplex in LA County where I could live in one, rent the other, and cashflow after one year. South LA seems to be the only spot where this strategy i...
Daniel Alvarez
Portfolio vs Piggyback loan
Hello all,
I'm recently delving into uncharted waters in financing and property type. All my past investments have been either on a primary or pure investment property using a single, fixed rate conforming loan. I n...
Jasmine Wilkes
Texas Notes
Is it a good idea to sell notes? I'm thinking about doing some notes. Do people prefer green notes or seasoned notes? Is it a good idea to find people in or out of state to buy my notes?
Jesse Howell
Multi-Family Cash Out Refi Question
Hello everyone, I'm new to bigger pockets and this is my first post. I have a good relationship with a local credit union and a few weeks ago (prior to rates going way up) I started the process for a cash-out refi on...
Dan K.
Cash Flow vs. Equity Growth: What's more important?
I've invested in both Cash flow markets and equity returns markets for the last 15 years. The cash flow markets were in Kansas and Texas. The equity markets were in California. While the cash flow markets (Texas and...
Andrew P.
New Member in San Francisco
Hi! I've been a fan of the BP podcast for a while, and am finally taking the next step to see what the forums are all about. I'm interested in acquiring rental properties for cash-flow, not bets on appreciation. Home ...
Bill Connell
Non-CCard Payment Options
I am under contract for an 11 unit beach front property closing in January. We would be offering weekly rentals in the summer. Monthly in the off season. A major expense is commissions for CCards that I’d like to move...
Tone Church
How to raise rent on your tenant
My tenant is not on a lease with me. He had one with the previous owner of the property but I never established one with him. It has been 8 months since I bought the house. He is paying about $350/month below market r...
Austin Ralls
Adding manufacture homes to raw land
I am looking at adding a new strategy to my investing portfolio and have been looking for eco friendly ideas. I'm curious how much value increases on raw land if I place a manufacture home on it in the midwest region....