Chad Duncan
Building a 4-plex instead of buying one...
I am wondering if building would be better than buying. I live in Portland Oregon and the cap rates for multifamily are around 5-6% max.
My idea is to buy some land, and build a 4-plex on it. House hacking on one of...
Chuck B.
How do you "harden" your rentals?
Dear Pocketers,
How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?
While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...
William Richard Arens
Buying Parent's House to Save the Farm (House Hack)
Hi all,
I am a 26 yr old prospective real estate investor. I currently make about 65k-70k/yr at my W2 and have run a small mowing company for the last 7 years which makes me another 12k/yr. 2 years ago I discovered b...
Riley Kuranishi
Renter Looking To Get And Train Service Animal
Hi everyone,I have a renter currently that says he is wanting to get a dog for service purposes to treat PTSD. However, he states that he wants to get it as a puppy and put it through training to become a service anim...
Christopher Bowen
Subject To Investor Questions
Hi BP!
After listening to podcast 70 and learning about "subject to" strategies I was provoked to hop on the forums to see if anyone on BP is doing this in WA state? I am interested in this strategy and have ...
Samuel J Claeson
How long of a time frame does a landlord have to remove ice/snow?
Hello BP members,I was not able to immediately salt the driveway this morning, and I received a quite threatening text from my tenant about the "icy" driveway ("...my brother in law is a lawyer!...."). I personally ...
Tania Reuben
Investors Who Survived 2008-11: How Did you Make It Through?
Inspired by @Brian Burke's harrowing story of surviving the economic meltdown, I'd love to learn what other lesson's people gained through that time. Many survived, some thrived, lost it all... While I don't think we...
Jennifer Ryan
Where are the private equity lenders?
Where are all the private equity lenders that Josh and Brandon always talk about?
James Wise
The Rivalry: Cleveland EAST VS WEST
If you talk to a local you would know that Cleveland is very much a city divided. Us west siders don't go east and those east siders don't go west. It is just a fact of life, and for those of us who live and grew up h...
Ben Dunning
Second set of eyes on First deal analysis
Hi Everyone, Hoping to get a second set of eyes on my first set of calculations. This is a TK in Indy, good B neighborhood. I still need to talk through all the details of the rehab but it will be thorough. Quick ...