Dea Chu
Northern Ontario Duplex - need help analyzing potential deal
Hi,First-time poster here. I am looking for help analyzing a potential deal. I am currently a renter but have been wanting to purchase a duplex for a few years, but haven't seen any nice options come up in my area. If...
Patrick Rowe
Need help analyzing this deal
I need some input on this Duplex deal. I have a banker that will do 100% finance on them for 30 years at 5.75 interest rate. The seller has owned this property since 2005! One tenant has been there 20 years. Wood flo...
Jeff Dzado
How to reliably estimate occupancy rate for vacation rentals
The short version, with direct questions: I've started analyzing vacation STRs in different areas of Washington state. My efforts are primarily focused in areas near the Hood Canal. I'm really struggling to come up wi...
Joe Ebanks
Estimating ARV
I found a house that is in terrible shape. I think I can get it for very cheap. The property alone is probably worth what I will pay for the house. It needs just about everything to be done that a house could possibly...
Charles Worth
What do you estimate for capex and how do you pay for it?
I should start by saying that I am mostly looking at cash flow markets like Kansas City (KC), Ohio (OH) and Indianapolis (IN) and not higher priced markets like CA or NYC, so what I say depends heavily on that fact.On...
Michael Strobel
Newbie looking to buy a duplex buy and hold house hack
Hey BP! So I am a new to REI but I have done a TON of homework by going to RE seminars, listening to BP podcasts and reading everything I can put my hands on when it comes to REI, including BP's UG to REI. Im at the p...
Ryan Watson
Sinking land in florida
Since sinkholes are such a problem in florida where they are randomly swallowing up homes in subdivisions. I wonder if any investors would be interested in holding onto that land or selling it. Perhaps the risk might ...
Haresh Patel
Christmas gift cards for tenants tax deductible?
Hello. Learnt so much from this community. thank you one and all. I have bought 3 SFH in dallas area in last 1 year. come Christmas I am thinking about sending gift cards to all my tenants. can I charge this as tax ...
Teresa Hickey
Potential Mold Issue (Tenant claims)
Hi everyone, I just bought a single family unit in Dallas 9 months. It's considered a Class A property, and in an area where schools are all rated highly. My tenants just moved in 6 months ago and claims that they h...
Jeremiah House
Paint for Rentals (Brand, Type, etc)
I'm getting ready to have my 3 bedroom / 2 bath upper-scale house painted. This house was newly built in 2010 and needs freshening up. My painter is telling me that he recommends Sherwin Williams Cashmere Flat Enamel ...