Colleen Weaver
School Ratings for Rentals.. important or no?
Hi! I am looking to buy my first rental property as soon as I can find the right deal. Question for experienced rental property owners out there- is school rating important when it comes to a rental property? Is it a ...
Garrett F Anderson
College Students vs. Families: Which is better to rent to?
As I am trying to figure out my real estate niche, I keep coming back to the discussion of whether I should rent to (or target) college students or families. To help me decide I was hoping to list the pros/ cons of e...
Robert Matelski
What measurable parameters do you use in location analysis?
Hey fellow buy and hold investors!I am curious to hear what measurable tangible metrics you use when analyzing specific sub-locations (e.g. specific zips, suburbs, neighborhoods, etc., but NOT the actual properties th...
Kyle Calica
Hows the occupancy rate in Stockton?
I've seen some pretty good deals in Stockton, but I don't know how hard it is to keep or find tenants. I know UOP and a CSU have a campus there, so I figured I can at least rent to some college students. Any thoughts...
Ted Mulligan
Investor from Durham NH
Greetings all, I'm a newbie to the BP nation and curious about how this works. I've been a part time real estate investor since 2000 and currently have 38 student rental beds across four properties. One of the pro...
John Pelaez
Handyman education credentials
So I'm looking for places to go to learn how to maintenance my properties so that I can save on labor costs. I have a GI bill to cover the cost of the education and I'm looking to learn electrical, plumbing and either...
Amy Acuna
Investing in Kansas and Nebraska
My husband and I are out of state investors looking to purchase income properties in Nebraska and Kansas. We are wondering what the locals consider to be the best school districts and areas to invest in. We’ve done so...
Shaan Puri
Ultimate Cincinnati, Ohio neighborhood guide in 2024
Hey everyone, I've been diving deep into Cincinnati, scouting out some MTR/LTR opportunities. With the number of neighborhoods out there, it's easy to get swamped, right? I decided to create a guide to help us out. Pu...
Andrew Aladjadjian
Texas real estate taxes
Happy Friday BP!I am looking into investing in small multi-family in Texas (San Antonio, Houston, College Park) and have found an inconsistency that I can really use help with. How can I know what my tax rate will be ...
Matt V.
New member from Central Pennsylvania
Hello BP!It looks like the 'cool thing' to do here is to introduce ourselves to the community, so I'll take a second and do that. I'm a central Pennsylvanian, near State College (home of Penn State). I am looking to g...