Matthew Mucker
Where does the 50% rule come from?
I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
Ben Leybovich
Leverage Is Through the Roof!
Lenders are getting more and more aggressive in their underwriting - read this...I am researching a project and reached out to a friend who is working for a big lender. He confirmed - they are approving stuff that m...
Account Closed
Vice President Harris Announces Economic Agenda
Vice President Harris is expected to announce her plans at a rally on Friday. According to Forbes, it will focus on creating more affordable housing. Some of the finer points that I can see are $25,000 in down payment...
Scott V.
Gas Grill suggestions? (type and managing tank fill)
Most patrons will expect there to be a gas grill at my vacation rental, so I'm trying to figure out if I should just get the cheapest one I can find and consider it something I replace every year. Or is there a higher...
Dmitriy Fomichenko
Self-Directed Solo 401k for Real Estate Investors – Q&A
Over the years I’ve seen many questions here on BiggerPockets forum related to various aspects of using self-directed Solo 401k real estate investing. But the challenge is that those questions are spread out across pr...
David S.
When is enough enough? How many homes does one need!?
Perhaps I have an inner socialist I’m not aware of, but I have to ask the community, when is enough enough as it pertains to number of units owned?How often they ask on the podcasts “where are you going from here?” An...
Joseph Parker
Current deal just took a strange turn
Went under contract on a 5-unit office/retail property this past week. Was on the market for a year, few offers made but none good enough for seller to accept.Was able to talk seller into a lease with option (seller f...
Deisy P.
Female Property Inves./Landlord on the verge of leaving the busn
Female Property Investors/Landlords. I need your advice. If you are doing this on your own. By that, I mean, no male figure next to you that is your father, boyfriend, husband, brother, cousin. If you have none of the...
Mark Ferguson
Should I sell my Colorado rentals and invest somewhere else?
I have 15 rentals in Colorado that I have bought over the last five years. Most of the houses I purchased from $80k to $130k, made repairs and rented for $1,200 to $1,600 a month. I looked at my last couple of purchas...
Garrett Pettit
Pulling money from LLC to invest in primary residence
I want to work with a partner to pool money into a deal 3.5% down primary residence house hack deal, but they are not comfortable doing gift funds, and co-signing a conventional loan is an option we're considering, bu...