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Hi All. I have the opportunity to purchase a 4 plex (2 duplexes) located next to each other for 99,500. The property is located in Birmingham, Alabama, in the East Lake area. The units are 2br/1.5 bath and appear...
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Hello BP,I am writing an offer for my first rental SFR purchase at Houston and would love to hear your thoughts on it.It needs new carpet and paint, I am estimating 7k for that. Cash on cash is not great (only 5%), bu...
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hello BP. I would like to know opinions about what's a good percentage to shoot for in regards to rent rates compared to purchase price (i.e. 2 percent rule) in the Houston area. Thanks!
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My wife and I are looking a buying a property from another investor that is a bit unusual. The half acre lot has a 3BR 1Ba house and a garage that decades ago was converted into a 1BR 1Ba house. The seller bought th...
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Hi REI fam,
I'm currently looking at an off-the-market 4-unit apartment complex in worth Illinois. It's owned by a friend of a family friend, who has owned it for many decades and is retiring and wants to get rid o...
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New to investing buy & hold and in the East Texas area. Looking to connect with others about everything I don’t know (which is basically everything).
Anyone in the East Texas area out there?
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I am a first time investor. I need your help in regards with this deal, any help from you guys would be much appreciated please and thank you!!3bed/2bath/2car with 1500 sq.ft. asking price- 95k (will offer 80k and wor...
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Help! I am looking for advice on what our next move should be... Another Fix and Flip or first time multifamily??Background: We live and work at an all boys boarding school. So this means we have no mortgage on our pr...
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Hi Everyone, I am new here but Ive been watching, reading, researching for the past couple months. I am still very ignorant when it comes to most things real estate, But I have a pretty good idea of what I'm looking f...