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Has anyone on the forums had experience reducing the risk of a downturn in the home market, by buying a hedge on the stock/options market?
For example, you're building or refurbing a home that will be targete...
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Hey BP,So I’ll be moving to Tampa later this year. Initially I was thinking of buying a house. But I haven’t spent much time in Tampa so I was thinking of renting. However I don’t want to jump into a 12-month lease an...
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Hi All,As I have been expanding my portfolio in different markets, I am have been evaluating different financing options (especially as I cycle through all my and my wife's personal mortgage slots as well as buying al...
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Hi -
I'm an investor in multi family properties, but fairly new to BP. I keep hearing about how great mobile home parks are. Does anyone know of resources to learn about this? Like - how to find deals on them, finan...
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Hello All, I am just starting out and currently doing a lot of research. I was mainly looking into some multifamily properties in the Aurora Illinois area and the numbers seem to work rather well. Are there any loca...
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Hi Guys,
I found this site a few days ago and am very impressed.
I’d like to describe the small amount I’ve done so far with RE investing and get any feedback and advice you might have on my next steps....
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Hello BP members, I am new here and have been an infrequent visitor on bp over the last 4 years or so. I currently do not own any income properties but planning to take a plunge very soon. Here for advice, guidance an...
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I know the 1% rule is the ideal case, but that is no longer practical for most parts of Ontario especially Toronto GTA, is there anyone who has experience with renting with .6% or even less yet having positive cache f...
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I am trying to decide on which one of a number of properties is a good deal with the highest return. They are retail. The first is a shopping plaza at $7M with a 9% cap rate, the largest shop has a 15 year lease, howe...
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Hey all,
I was planning to purchase a small MF property in San Antonio, but have had trouble finding anything that would have much cash flow, even if I pay over 50% in cash. Rate caps are around 5-6 for 4-plexes in ...