Jimmy Chu
ADU Rental in OC/LA - Rent Too Low?
Hello All,
This is my first post. I found BP after I purchased my first home on the border of LA and OC county. I'm currently house hacking and have been able to save enough money to turn my detached garage into a 44...
Kyle R.
Tax Savings Comparable to Income
Hi BP
I am running through some scenarios for a first rental property which will be out of state using a PM.
The scenarios range from a couple hundred cash flow positive per month to a break even per month. I have ...
CJ M.
How much cash reserve is too much?
Hello BP,Curious about something. Most of us have heard about the 50% rule, or saving a % of gross rents for things like repairs, capex, PM, vacancies, etc. At what point do you determine you have enough cash saved up...
Ken D.
Looking for a financial analyst to help with tradeoff analysis
TL;DR: Looking for a financial analyst/planner to help me with quantitative tradeoff analysis to help me decide whether I should sell (some subset of) my 5 rental properties so I can afford to purchase a single family...
Aaron Cooper
Large multifamily management fees
I am working on my first large multi family 100 units. Although I manage single family homes i am planning to hire out for this project. The quotes and proposals are all over in price. What kinds of rates and fees ...
Sohail Bas
Looking to connect with other passionate retail center investors!
Hello all, I am a retail center investor based in Dallas, TX, looking to connect with other individuals who are passionate about this asset class. Please let me know what areas you invest in. Looking to learn and shar...
Jacqueline Nguyen
Contractor rehab pricing in Houston, TX
Hi everyone,I was hoping to get insight on price ranges for certain renovations in my area, Houston, TX. I received a quote from 3 different GC now and the rehab prices seem a bit high. I am looking to invest in prope...
Christopher Brown
New here! Looking for advice and maybe some stories to read.
Hi every one! I’m new here and am looking into investing in real estate and hopefully my own business one day, but I’ll stick to just talking about real estate here.
First off maybe it would be easier to read about ...
Justin Wilson
Vacancy Rates in Akron
Hello all,I'm analyzing a 6-unit with two 1 BD / 1 BA units and four 2 BD / 1 BA units. I'm using 10% for vacancy in my proforma analysis. Is this a good number to use or is it to conservative? Any help is apprecia...
Brian Olson
Dwelling Coverage Amount
I Have been going out to bid on my homeowner's insurance policies and I have found a lot of variation in what companies recommend for the Dwelling portion of coverage. Ranges have been 170 dollars sq. ft. to around 3...