Wes Blackwell
Stockton: The Last Bastion of Housing Affordability in California
After my most recent post on Realtor.com projecting Stockton to be the #4 metro market in the nation in 2018, I've received the same question over and over and over again:"But WHY Stockton? What's so great about it? A...
Val Berechet
Is it still a good idea to invest in Tulum, Mexico?
My wive and I were in Tulum for the second time in about a month's time and love the whole Riviera Maya. So much so that we are thinking about buying an investment condo in a new development that just blew our mind. T...
Thomas Youngman
Property Investment in Portugal
Hi,The purpose of this post is to connect with anyone interested/actively investing in the Portuguese Real Estate market. I am moving to Portugal in March 2019 and wanted to connect with fellow Property investors. The...
Rafael Ro
Safe and stable investment: Do I buy rental properties or keep money in a HYSA?
Hello all,
I would really appreciate your insights here.
I live in CA and have a family with 2 kids - we're not moving anywhere. Have about 50k I would invest (access to more), with excellent credit and good income ...
Josh Chappell
Finding a fixed 30 year in Oklahoma
I currently have a few SFR's and MultiFamilies and have them all on commercial loans from 5-6% interest / 20 year / adjust every 5 years. I have contacted my lender and a few others that are local and am having a har...
Pat Antonio
Discouraged... mentor said anything <500k not worth it..
Hey guys,A mentor of mine said in one of his videos that investing in commercial apartments (5 units or greater) is usually not worth it if the purchase price is less than 500k. I mean, I'm sure there's a point to wha...
Teacha Wong
Duplex ADU in California
I just bought a duplex in Los Angeles which has a large backyard I am thinking about building another duplex in the back but I’m not sure if this I covered under the new ADU law that was passed. I want to know if it i...
Corwyn Oliver
Are DSCR loans good to scale a rental business?
Hi BP pros, I have some buy and hold rental property, some acreage and several lots that are good for building new SFR or multifamily. If I build, I would like to sell or maybe hold them and pull the equity out to ...
Nicholas Aiola
Ask me (a CPA) anything about taxes relating to real estate
Hey, guys!I've been on BP for about 7 months now and I have quickly learned two things:There is no better place than BP to talk real estateThe wealth of information on BP is immeasurableI've read and learned quite a l...
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...