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Mindy Jensen What do you budget for reserves and CapEx?
13 June 2019 | 58 replies

Reading another thread, @Nathan G. said "I suspect it's in the neighborhood of 20% (of landlords) that hold reserves and even fewer that hold the proper amount."I see a LOT of people asking how to start investing with...

Matthew Stover Help me understand this deal and 50%, 2% rule
28 November 2012 | 83 replies

I hope I'm doing this correctly. Thank you in advance.

3-unit apartment complex
Asking Price = $119,500 (I easily understand that this is way too high)
Total Monthly Rents = $1,235

Using the 2% rule, I would need ...

Ashley C. Let's Get REAL For A Minute Section 8 HUD Property Investors
11 September 2024 | 69 replies

So I just saw this post about Section 8 HUD tenants, and this post stated something along the lines of section 8 tenants being more likely to damage properties because they're section 8 low income tenants, and also so...

Nathan Yarnell Agent said not to worry about cash flow and consider tax benef
28 October 2021 | 107 replies

So I recently was sent 2 possible duplexes to purchase from an agent I trust. I ran the numbers using the basis Brandon lined out, and the properties comes out to a negative monthly cash flow by about $175 per propert...

Alex Silang "Biggest mistake" was to do out-of-state turnkey investing
9 March 2019 | 127 replies

So I'm in the process of looking at turnkey investing. I even made a post about it on BP but it didn't get many responses. A blogger I follow is "FIfighter". He's pretty reputable in the financial independence blogosp...

Cameron Norfleet Ethics & Discrimination…. A question of Right vs Right!!
24 April 2015 | 152 replies

Ok so I was having this debate with a local landlord and I’d like to hear your opinion…. You charge $25 for your application fee. You show the house to a nice couple and they want to apply but they don’t speak, read o...

Andy Mirza Changes to Definition of Accredited Investors
9 September 2019 | 59 replies

There's hope that the definition of accredited investors will change in the near future. The House overwhelmingly passed JOBS Act 3.0 on a bipartisan basis by 400+ votes. With this amount of support, the Senate will s...

Santos Ricardo Tellez Coronavirus Impact on Housing Market?
22 March 2020 | 69 replies

Hello BIggerPockets,
I started this discussion to get some thoughts and opinions on how the Coronavirus might affect the housing market. Mainstream media has been reporting about it nonstop for the last few days, sta...

Steve A. I make $1000+ a day...would like to get enough passive income to quit day job
23 March 2015 | 73 replies

Hi!

I'm new here. I work in a corporate office setting for my day job, which is just a horribly wrong fit for me. I've been striving to get out. To that end, I started online affiliate marketing last Novem...

Joe Pearson No Reserve + Need Tenant to Afford Mortgage = Too much risk?
17 March 2019 | 81 replies

So, I'm planning on purchasing a duplex or triplex within Manchester, NH, but my fiancee and I can only afford an FHA Loan 3.5% down and 4.85% interest, 30 yr mortgage, and that will leave us with practically no reser...