Thuy Pham-Satrappe
Do you buy small MF (2-4 units) for cash flow or appreciation?
I know the unicorn property offers both great cash flow as well as future appreciation, but how often does that actually happen? Other ideals would be low crime rate area as wellLooking at small multi family propertie...
Aurus J. Sanchez
22yr old investor and my plan. Would love your feedback
My goal is to achieve 3000 a month in real estate for my future and i would love to see if my following strategy sounds realistic or if it can be improved. I’m open to hear everything. THE FOLLOWING IS MY SCENARIO:I...
Amir Saeed
Section 8 Insulation Question
HelloI have a row house in Baltimore that I am rehabbing. My intention is to rent it for section 8. While putting the new ceilings (dry wall) I have noticed that there is no insulation present between the roof and whe...
Justin Fraser
From 3 to 43 Units - I changed my life with one incredible deal!
I was an investor in New Jersey, slowly building a small rental portfolio. I had flipped a house and a wholesale deal, and owned three rental properties. I had some ambitiously huge real estate goals, and buying one r...
Dawn Anastasi
I paid off a house in just 3 years!
I actually have 2 things to celebrate today:1. This is my 5,000 post to Bigger Pockets!!!2. The last payment was made on a property I bought in 2012 using peer to peer lending on a 3 year loan!What better way to celeb...
Eric Barnett
Incentives to Encourage Tenants to Pay On Time?
I have that typical one property (fourplex) that gives me a monthly headache when it comes time to collect. I'll receive all kinds of stories on why they don't have the full rent, can I pay you rest in two weeks, etc...
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50% rule and the 2% rule
I thought I had heard another investor say that the two rules were basically the same thing. Maybe I misunderstood, but if not could someone explain how they are the same thing??? And also, the 2% rule seems to work...
Joseph M Limpert
Struggling to make properties work in my area
Since I signed up for my BP membership, I have been pretty diligent about trying to evaluate at least a few properties every day. Originally, just to get reps in I was utilizing the rental calculator for everything j...
Robert Miller
Unhappy RE agent
Hi you said in a previous post of mine what to tell a realtor to get an accurate ARV.This was a reply by one of the realtors.This was her 1st reply.
Hi Robert,
Thanks for the offer, but I don't think I'm the r...
Nick Jacaruso
AirBnB????
Hello fellow BPs! As a new member this is my very first post on the forums; with many more to come I hope, I'd like to say hello!With all that I have been learning about multi-family rentals, I came across AirBnB and ...