Daniel Rivera
Repairs and maintenance on small multi-family properties.
Hey BP community-I know there isn't a set formula that can be used to reliably calculate how much one should set aside for repairs and maintenance on a buy & hold rental, but I've heard the average of ~$100/month ...
Lisa Hoover
DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO BUY IN 2017 & LOCK IN A 30 YR RATE
PLEASE, FOCUS & DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO BUY REAL ESTATE BEFORE FALL 2017 and lock in a 30 year interest rate.Housing Prices in the US will be coming down slightly over the next 2 years as interest rates go up.NO...
Ivan Schmidt
I am a traveling nurse. How can I get an owner-occupy loan while transient?
I am frustrated with the poor quality of information for my situation — maybe y'all can help!My permanent address (tax home) is near Knoxville. My work will soon be taking me to North Carolina. I am fully prepared to ...
Andrey Y.
How much would you tolerate for carpet labor?
Hello everyone, hope everyone is having an awesome Friday. What would you expect the labor costs to run on ~600 sq.ft. of carpet. Carpet needs replacement on a unit just closed and recorded today. The guy is coming to...
Jarett Cory
Investing in Emporia, Kansas
Hi folks,Just wanted to see if anyone has experience in Emporia and could give some insight as far as do's and don't's. Or if you have experience there if you might have good contacts with contractors.Any info would b...
Manbir Singh
Atlanta Rental Market Booming?
I ran some analysis on a few properties using BP tools and the numbers I am seeing in ATL are unreal. For rental properties at-least. Am I missing something or is the market really booming and is projected to do very ...
Account Closed
refinancing a paid off home
Question: Is it wise to pay cash for a home and re-finance it to get cash to buy more properties? What are some downfalls to this approach?
Example: I pay 30k for a home.... refinance for 60k... to buy 2 more 30k hom...
Tanjeem Rhyne
Atlanta areas rentals that break the 1% rule(possibly 2% rule?)
Hey guys,I'm in the market for rentals(I'm working with a partner) and I've been looking the past few days on MLS for rental properties. Ideally I'd like something that breaks the one percent barrier(meaning monthly r...
John Acklen
What do you use for Rental comps?
Hi All -What sites do you use to determine how high you can push your rents? I've been using Rentometer, but it doesn't do a very good job at differentiating between property classes, amenities, etc. Any other sites/...
Nathan Patterson
Choosing Crowdfunding Investments
Hi Everyone, I recently signed up for Groundfloor to help diversify my portfolio. While looking at their available investments. A thought struck me, I am not entirely sure of the difference between a bad & good ...