Looking to get my first buy and hold property. Do most people buy and go by the 2% Rule? What would the circumstance be to buy a property using the 1% rule? Thanks!

Considering multi-family investments.  Wondering if calculations for MFH Are the same or different than for SFH.  Specifically are there things that you have to consider further with say a 16 unit small apartment buil...

Hi everyone. I've been getting solicited by other real estate investors looking to buy my rental off of me. I am not exactly looking to sell but may be open to it if the price is right. I've avoided these types of off...

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I am actively looking to refinance my mortgage and one of my impediments is the miscellaneous closing costs of a refinance (appraisal,lender's title insurance etc.).It's costing me over $800 for appraisal and ...

Hey everybody trying to refinance my first BRRRR deal, bought house for 45k put 10k in had it appraised for 105k renting for 1250 a month. Trying to refinance now with a 30yr fixed but every conventional loan is requi...

Hello BPers,
I recently started thinking about the cash offers I have been making for the past four months. I wanted to know if buying with a cash offer and refinancing later on, to pull the cash out is cheaper than ...

Hello All, I apologize if this topic has been discussed in detail elsewhere, I was unable to find it if it has. I'm writing because I was presented an opportunity to purchase an empty lot in a very desirable part of t...

Quick question . . . . for rentals, would you select a policy that is based on the replacement cost or the actual cash value?  Obviously the replacement cost on an older structure is 2X or better what the property mig...

There is a lot of confusion about what comprises closing costs and prepaids and understandably so. I see a lot of posts on Bigger Pockets asking if I should refinance because my closing costs are XYZ. Often, these num...

I had two questions on my first rental property that I recently bought1. Can I deduct the closing cost in my rental property taxes for 2023. I just bought it in Nov 20232. To buy this property I had taken out a fixed ...