So there must be other places like my town. The average (decent shape) 2 family home is selling from 250k-325k. And the average rent is $1100-$1300. These numbers don't work out for the 1% rule. Everything I've ever r...

My wife, @Sara Hodge, and I have been on BP for around 6 months now.  We own our primary residence in Orange County, California, but due to the high prices, we decided to invest out of state.  We now own two rentals (...

I am under contract on a quadplex near a university that is 4 hour drive from me. After speaking with some property managers, I'm realizing they really know how to tack on the fees... 10% (expected) of all revenues, 1...

Hi all! 
My wife and I are getting ready to move from Rhode Island to Cleveland, Ohio in the coming months. We met while we were getting our teaching degrees, but nowadays she's at home with our two feisty (OH SO FE...

Hello BP,I need some help regarding how to proceed on determining a SDIRA vs. Solo 401K. I've got about $100K in a 403B plan (equivalent of 401K for non-profit organizations) from a former employer. I am currently an ...

Hey all, My name is Jeshua, to get right down to it I am a 19 year old about to turn 20, ever since I was about 13-14 and I learned of the concept of rent and landlords I had wanted to be a landlord cause it sounded c...

Hello,
A little backstory on my situation. I inherited a fully paid off single family rental property in 2019. At that time, we decided to leave it as is and continue to rent to the long term tenant. He passed last m...

Your profile: 
- no assets
- no liabilities
- $10,000 in your bank account 
- $20 minimum wage 9 - 5 job 
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- connections already established with vendors, education, lenders, and...

I'm a first-time investor based in Seattle with about $80k cash to spend on a buy and hold rental property. The Seattle real estate market seems like a tough one to break into. Other locations or options I've consider...