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Jason Schmidt can someone please explain this 50% rule to me?
9 July 2008 | 163 replies

I have heard from people on these boards that I can expect the operating expenses of the house I purchase to rent out would be about 50% of what I can get for it monthly. I could be misunderstanding it, but how is th...

Jack B. Stocks beat real estate over time?
29 May 2017 | 78 replies

I've been running the numbers and although real estate has been very attractive to me with leverage (I own 3 properties), running the numbers even with leverage real estate is not as attractive in the long run, becaus...

Austin Hendrickson Opportunity Zones - new potential PERMANENT tax savings?
8 September 2019 | 59 replies

Hi Everyone,As a CPA who specializes in real estate I have been doing some reading on the new Opportunity Zones (OZ) passed effective 1/1/18 with the new tax law. While guidance is still a bit unclear and more researc...

Derrick U. Cash on cash return of 4% is ok?
2 October 2019 | 47 replies

I'm looking at a few properties in Phoenix. Can't seem to find anything that yields greater than 4-5 percent return. Would you be ok with that return? Assume down payment is 25%-30%.

Will Barnard Fear Running Rampant!
18 February 2022 | 57 replies

Background for those that don't know me: I am a full time real estate investor and I have invested in nearly every aspect of real estate. Recently, I have added transactional funding services to short sale and REO inv...

Ryan M. Concern over current rental market
12 May 2014 | 41 replies

Given the uptick in the real estate market and strong demand for rentals, the concern I currently have is... are we making purchase decision based on the current strong rental demand, and eventually the tide will s...

Josh Edwards How can this market continue seeing such highs?
25 February 2021 | 60 replies

Hey guys,I’m relatively new to BiggerPockets and I am having a hard time understanding our current market conditions. I am from Long Island, New York, last summer due to COVID there was lots of cash buyers entering th...

Vlad B. Bad Landlord Year how to Stop the Pain
29 October 2022 | 34 replies

Hi BP Community,I have 2, 4 units total Duplexes that I purchased in the last 2 years that were money makers last year. Everything was going well before 2022 hit and tenant turnover happened. Unit 1 turn: renter went ...

Account Closed Doctor's note for cats?!
13 October 2016 | 49 replies

Hey everyone... so I have a bit of a lease term question. I just bought this four-plex and it's my first local property. We're managing it ourselves. We've literally had possession for 4 days. Tenant #2 comes up with ...