Will Barnard
Validate the 50% rule
It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...
JR Rivas
Avoid single family as a new investor?
Hey all!
I’m a relatively new investor & I was talking to some buddies and they basically told me to avoid single family like the plague because if one person leaves you’re at 100% vacancy.
What do you guys thin...
Kirk R.
stock market stupid prices?
Coronavirus seems way worse than 2008.& yet prices are way above 2008.dow was around 9k. now it's at 21k. very few businesses that I would buy at this point. mayb ppeople think vaccine might be found or warmer w...
Chris Svendsen
Why I am happy to be loosing money in a month
So my venture into real estate investing at this moment may seem on the surface to be a dismal failure, but to me it is an opportunity at this moment. Why you ask, I will explain.
Currently I own 3 homes. First hou...
Samantha M.
Prepared for the 2013 Recession?
Many media outlets, respected investors and the like are reporting 2013 will be yet another recession. Possibly more severe than the one in 2008 due to factors such as increased national debt, printing money, manipula...
Josh V.
Cost to replace kitchen faucet?
One of my rental properties in Kansas City is managed by a property manager. My recent monthly owner statement included a $443 charge for replacing a kitchen faucet. Seemed excessive to me so I got a breakdown of th...
Jonathan Sher
GRM? Cap Rate?
Hello everyone. This is my first post on the forum besides the new member area. I have been reading a book about investing in Duplexes, Triplexs and Quads. So far, the author has expressed his use of GRM (Gross rent m...
James Wise
Cities in America with the WORST Landlord Tenant policies
I was browsing through the forums and came across a thread started by a landlord in Portland, Oregon. Long story short, I discovered that Portland requires their Landlords to give tenants a 90 day notice anytime they ...
Rich Weese
Update on Building home instead of rehabbing for profit.
This is just an update to a previous thread. Here are the results on the first home completed and sold. The property referred to on the Golf Course has closed. Lot was actually bought for $39,145. The sales price was ...
Kay Yu
share your turnkey experiences
i see lots of questions about turnkeys, but very few real-life experiences. (i did find one). So, for those who did buy a turnkey, would you be willing to share your story? Specifically, what did you expect? and ...