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...

To those who have read my other post regarding this gentleman, here is a bit more elaboration. To preface this synopsis, though, let's be clear that many many mistakes were made on all our (investors') end, so for ...

I am an overseas investor, looking for a good city to invest in rental properties.
I want to start with a small investment (50K+-) and I heard about Dayton, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan.
I will really appreciate opini...

I got a lot of value from Michael L's ongoing post about his experience with Elite in Chicago, so I thought I'd replicate that for others. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/16...I live in Southern Califo...

Recently, I've been experiencing some confusion as it relates to cash flow, expenses, and the concept of self-sustaining properties.At some indeterminate point in the future, I want to have replaced my monthly w2 inco...

A couple of month ago, a tenant I have had for 2 years told me her freezer would not always seal when she closed it.  I went to the house and even though the fridge was only 3 years old, I told her i would swap out th...

BP, Minimal or no appreciation, lower overall values, hit or miss area but constant cash flow.  Is there a problem with this? My strategy is to replace my income with rental properties.Slice and dice it!Matt

Sorry for such a long post, but I'm semi-obsessed with this potential deal. I've been wanting to buy one of these brand new, all-brick duplexes for some time now. I tried to further break it down. All advice and...