Todd Powell
Down $200,000 in stock market! Glad I have $10,500 RE Cash Flow!
This has been a brutal 30 days, as my stock market accounts are down over $200,000. I do have the dividends still coming in many of my stocks, but I am thankful I have worked for many years to establish stability in r...
Matthew Miller
Sell or Continue to House Hack
I bought a house in Oakland CA for $645,000 in February of 2017. I’ve spent $50,000 on capital improvements (rental studio attached to house, new deck and kitchen on main house). The studio rents for $2000/mo. throug...
Steven Story
New investor looking in the greater Milwaukee area
Hi there fellow BP'ers. My name is Steve and I have been interested in real estate for a while but only recently have been positioned to get active in it. My wife and I are looking for small multi-family buildings i...
Devin Hightower
Strategy to Prevent Over-Leveraging
Hello everyone!I currently have one rental property in addition to my primary residence. I'm trying to be deliberate with my efforts to acquire rental properties without exposing myself to more risk than I can handle ...
William Huston
Investing in Family: Is it a bad idea?
I currently own a few rentals in different states, but since getting my real estate license i have started looking at family and friends for prospecting new deals as a new agent.I have a family member who has been ren...
Account Closed
$150,000 Cash for RE investing
I am located in California so 150,000 cash is not that much for investing in real estate. But I have 150K I can allocate to real estate. I would like to hear what the more experienced people would do with this money. ...
Reginald Dearmon
Investing with multiple people
Hello everyone! My wife and I found another couple who wants to combine all our our finances together and purchase a duplex. Is it possible to use all four people on the loan so the DTI will be low?
Robert E Erisman IV
Mine and my wife’s’ first family home purchase!
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Big Sandy.
Purchase price: $241,000
4 bedroom 2.5 bath
1.07 ac lot (in town)
Shabby chic remodel was originally built in 1950.
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Erik Pacpaco
HVAC replacement vs repair in Arizona
We have a single family in Phoenix Arizona that we’ve owned for just over a year with an HVAC that has been having issues with the heat. We don’t know how old the system is and the previous tenant mentioned that the H...
Ahren Henby
Rochester Investment. Any room for the little guy?
In Rochester, the focus seems to be revitalization of downtown, UofR, and NOTA. But with all three of those focuses you also will hear the same names running the game. Is there any room for the "small-time", "newbie" ...