Darren Budahn
Is this Multi-Family a good deal?
I was looking at a 3 income property in Milwaukee, WI that is listed for $175,000. It is a duplex and a cottage on the same lot. The total monthly rent is $2,300 and it is fully rented--2 long term tenants. I am n...
Ryan Mcpherson
Rent out house and bleed for a while or sell it and hemorrhage once?
Moved to Austin for work and purchased a home in 2021 with just under 4% interest rate. Due to circumstances at the time I was able to put 0% down without PMI. Fast forwards to 2025 and I need to move again for work. ...
Brandon Turner
The Government is dropping my rent 10% ... should I let them? (What would YOU do?)
Here is a situation I'd love your feedback on: My first rental property (the Kurt Cobain house) has had a little old lady living there since I moved out 6 years ago. She has been paying $510 pretty much all along. The...
Golan Corshidi
Is investing based on appreciation a recipe for disaster?
One of the most common topics discussed on bigger pockets and other real estate forums is the decision between a property that cash flows and one that has the potential to appreciate. To take this further, I recently ...
Mike Schorah
Is rental property investing forever doomed?
Rent growth has not kept the pace of home appreciation. - In the largest 588 cities in the U.S., the average (unweighted) cash-on-cash return is -6.5%. - Since the Great Recession 10 years ago, you got a growth rate o...
Jeremy Henry
In a pickle... Default on 5 properties, or hold out?
Let's say you have 5 properties that - due to economic and job market conditions in the area - only command enough rent to barely cover mortgages, insurance, and taxes. Nothing left over at all for maintenance, repa...
Michael Delpier
Houston - Is the market going soft?
Houston, Do we have a problem?I'm wondering if the market is softening in Houston Texas.Fair warning: I'm new to analyzing. And my information is from realtors web sites. (not raw data) But the data is reported to com...