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Executive Summary:Because of the real estate I own, and prospective potential purchases, I wanted to know more about where we are in the real estate cycle in the SF Bay Area. Inspired by great students and researchers...
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I am speaking primarily from a cash on cash return standpoint.San Antonio, TXDallas - Fort Worth, TXHouston, TXLooking for your personal favorites and pros/cons of each market. I am looking at SFHs and 2-4 units.
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Hi BP community!What are your thoughts on purchasing a single family home, renovating it, living in it for a little over a year and then renting it to a long term tenant?I’ve heard mixed responses from different peopl...
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Hello my name is Ryan and I hope that you are all doing well. I am brand new to the real estate game and looking to dive in. I am young and hoping that will be to my advantage. I have been reading around this site ...
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Hello,
I could really use some help analyzing my first rental property. I financed this particular house - newly built in 2013 - as my residence using a VA Loan, (no money down) for 168,000. The home is loc...
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Hey All!I'm excited to get into rental properties but not sure where to start. I'm currently reading a book by Brandon Turner (and browsing Bigger Pockets). For the markets that I'm interested I live nowhere near any ...
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What's your experience if you ever worked with them?
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I am just starting out and my local market of Portland, Oregon is a bit out of my price range ($500k is the starting price). Well, $100k+ for a down payment is my current obstacle. I started looking at other markets...
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Hi everyone - my partner and I have been following BP for quite some time, and we are excited to be in a position to take action. We just need help busting out of analysis paralysis.
Here are our stats:
*We have 20...
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Hey BP fam!
I've been reading and soaking up knowledge for quite some time and I'm completely ready to dive in. I have looked into a few markets but I now have my heart set on Camden, NJ. The barrier of entry seems r...