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Results (1930)
Joe Butcher 3 X the rent on lower income?
3 April 2014 | 17 replies

I hear a lot of landlords on here talk about tenants needing to make 3x the rent to qualify. Is this rule still a reasonable expectation in lower income areas?

About the unit I'm renting: I think I can get 10...

Kuriakos Mellos Can you BRRRR your Primary after an FHA Loan?
11 December 2020 | 19 replies

Hi everyone!I am looking to buy a new primary home next year (currently my primary is a condo and going to convert that into a rental in 2021) and was wondering if you could use the tools of an FHA loan to buy it and ...

Arta Montero Magic number for leaving w-2 job
15 December 2020 | 28 replies

For those of you that have left W-2 job wondering at what point you felt comfortable doing that, was there a certain magic number you had to have, did you have a plan in place before leaving, did you ever look back, w...

Abdul Azeez Analyze this deal - Memphis TN
1 November 2016 | 13 replies

Hello Folks - I am being offered a turnkey property in the following neighborhood on Scottsdale Ave zip 38115 for $120,000. It is classified as a B+ neighborhood. The house in question is a 4/2 with projected rental i...

Neal Bawa Is the relationship between cap rates and interest rates broken?
7 August 2020 | 12 replies

Savvy apartment Real Estate Investors know that the most common benchmark for measuring returns and gauging pricing for commercial real estate is the cap rate. The cap rate is the annual return that investors receive ...

Trent Reeve Money set aside for Investment STR - how to evaluate purchase
18 August 2022 | 15 replies

What is the general rule on buying investment STR property if you cant normally absorb the mortgage payment forever? I have enough set aside that i could go a little over a year with no rental income. But is it normal...

Gangadhar Uppalapati Charlotte,NC or Atlanta, GA for a 1st time investor of Rentals?
27 March 2016 | 15 replies

Hi to all BPians out there,please guide me with your expertise in Rentals niche.I'm a newbie to REI space, but sincerely working towards becoming a good one in coming days. Also, joined my local Habitat volunteer prog...

Steve Legnaioli Separating rental income to reduce Obamacare MAGI
5 November 2019 | 15 replies

I have a chance to rent out a large room for $2000 a month in my primary residence where I live (Key West prices). I am unemployed, my wife makes about $65,000 a year working, for our healthcare we are receiving Obama...

Marcus Auerbach People don't understand inflation, even some investors
19 April 2022 | 10 replies

I heard this notion 3 times in the last couple days: going to wait and safe my money until inflation is over and prices come down again, one of them a fellow investor!! It seems to me that people think inflation is ba...

Amir Marcelin Brand new to real estate
31 March 2023 | 11 replies

Hi I am excited to start my journey at 20years old into not just real estate investing but also financial literacy. I’ve come to BP to learn real estate but most importantly understand the amount of work it requires t...