April Santos
Starting Out, Interested to invest in Detroit or surrounding suburbs
Hi guys, I'm new here. My name is April and I'm currently living here in Troy Michigan. I'm a nurse but have always been interested to get into Real Estate Investing. I'm interested in the idea of owning a duplex in e...
Jon Klaus
Have you moved to invest in another market?
Is the market you used to live in mediocre or poor? Did you move to another market you thought held better opportunity? How did you choose the new market? How is it working out? What would you do differently if yo...
Jared Vidales
Calling all RV & Boat Storage Operators!
Maybe it's a good thing that I cannot find any real operators, or underwriting models for RV/Boat storage facilities. :)Who here actually owns and operates these facilities? We were underwriting the feasibility of sel...
Victor Velazquez
My first two loans are killing my DTI
I would really appreciate some advice; My wife and I are co-borrowers on two properties, our principal residence and my mom's home (neither of which provide rental income).
We now want to buy our first investment pro...
Ashley Wong
Columbus/Tulsa/Huntsville - LTR vs. MTR?
Hello BP community! I'm just starting out and considering the following markets for a potential OOS investment property. Anyone have insight on these being better markets for traditional long term rentals vs. 30 day m...
Dion DePaoli
Housing Market - Rehab Event Horizon
So I have developed this theory. I have had the discussion with only a handful of folks but was interested to see what the BP Nation thought. I have tough skin, so if you think I am crazy, just let me know, no big d...
Account Closed
Do you know where you are personally?
How many of you are aware of your personal balance sheet? While, I don't worry about pennies, I do track my balance sheet.
A personal balance sheet is slightly different than a business balance sheet.
Major Elemen...
Roy H.
How much work are STRs really?
Everyone says LTRs are passive, STRs are work.But why? What exactly makes them more work that can't be automated?Let's assume you self-manage. The most prominent problems that I can think of are:Booking/screeningClean...
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...
Erin Spradlin
Women are more risk-averse as investors
Women are more risk-averse as investors, and while this is often blamed on a lack of financial literacy, the issue is more one of confidence, not competence: 45% of women with $1 million in investible assets were deem...