Matthew Ruderman
In which city would you start your rental property empire?
Deciding which city to buy my first property as I'd like to remain in the same area for a long time for many benefits. I hear Charlotte, Orlando and Vegas are popular! What is your vote?
Anja Wright
NY Holdover Tenants Won't leave. I'm an owner occupying landlord.
Bought my house in upstate New York this year. The tenants in the other unit were served an eviction notice just days before Covid hitting. The marshals were supposed to arrive but their office closed right after th...
Cameron O'Connor
Don't pay your down principal early- Keep PMI and Flood Insurance
I’m a number guy. I spend countless hours on excel spreadsheets running ProFormas on every possible situation. I want to know what the BEST possible outcome is, WORST possible, projected actual outcome, forced appreci...
Liz Boer
First Rental Property Purchase San Diego or Out of State
Hey BP, currently residing in San Diego, Ca. Evaluating investing in multifamily & single-family homes in San Diego, however, from podcasts and seminars I have started attending, many investors mention San Diego i...
Vijaianand Thirunageswaram
Houston Investor Mindset during COVID-19 Pandemic - What's yours?
Hello BP Investors,First, Hope every one is doing good and staying safe and following social distancing and all CDC guidelines. While we are going through this worldwide COVID-19 pandemic attack, lots of things going ...
Brandon Sexton
Small Town Investing
I currently reside in Des Moines, IA and aim to purchase small multi family properties 4-20 units. I believe that Des Moines is a great market but many others are also starting to notice and invest here. Because of th...
Sean Maiden
Best Single/ Multi Family Locations for Beginner Investor (<300k)
Hi all,I am currently considering investing in either a single family (3bdr+, house hacking with roommates), or up to a 3 unit multi-family (living in one of the units). I moved to MA a couple years ago and I'm still ...
Rich Weese
$200,000 to invest. Your chance to help in the decision
I'm bored to death sitting in Quito. That is in Ecuador, on a LONG flight delay. I just put a deal together to sell a foreign property I wasn't counting on and it should net a fair amount. Â Â Â I've always tried to ...
Alyssa Baron
What is a Cap Rate and why is it so important?
HI BP Community!Can you help demistify Cap Rates? What is a Cap Rate? What does it tell me about the property? Why is it so important? I've read how to calculate Cap Rates, but I just don't get it...yet.Thanks in adva...
Nghi Le
Deducting Personal Interest
If I have personal loans from family and friends (to invest in real estate), can I deduct the interest I pay to them? I recently learned that there are some interest expenses that you can't deduct, and was wondering ...