Benjamin Sulka
House Hacker Question: Paying the same amount owning vs. renting
Hey BP house hackers,Actively making offers on house hack deals in my area and want to get your thoughts on something. Many of the properties in more desirable areas (and higher potential for appreciation) would allow...
Tore Thornæs
Newbie from Trondheim, Norway
Hello world!My name is Tore, and I'm totally new to the whole real estate game. I'm here to learn.About:Name: Frank Tore Thornæs, you can call me "Tore".Age: 28From: Trondheim, NorwayJob: Incident Manager, for a retai...
Steven DeMarco
Help with deal analysis on first house hack
I'm looking at a SFH + ADU in Salt Lake City, UT as a potential house hack. Before I put in an offer, I want to run the numbers by some professionals.The property is 4BD/2BA in total, with 2BD/1BA upstairs and 2BD/1BA...
Sarah K.
Sell or hold Chicago south side rental?
I purchased an apartment in the Chicago area near my university campus while I was studying back in 2006. Of course they gave a full-time student with no real income a mortgage with just 20% down payment back then. An...
Dulmi Heva
Rent increase for lease renewal
Hi
I own a rental property in the chicago suburbs and the same tenant has been living there since I bought it in 2021. Due to recent property tax increases and association fee increases, I cannot keep up with the ren...
Lak Chilam
multifamily is residential or non residential for water billing ?
Hi,My property is in Atlanta. we have a water main meter(8in) and getting 9000$ permonth for 64units property. I know which is very high, my property is listed as non residential as per water company since meter is 8i...
Yannes Chiang
Ways to increase rent (multifamily, rent control)
Hi everyone. We just purchased a value add 6-unit in North Hollywood (CA). It is a rent control property. Currently the rents are way below the market rent and the existing tenants don't want to leave at all. We have ...
David Cherkowsky
Increasing Loan Amount When Refinancing
I purchased a rental property in June with 20% down and financed with a conventional loan at 8.125%. Obviously, with rates dropping I am looking to refinance to reduce that rate. I have a loan estimate from a lender t...
Jonathan C.
Variable Data Printing (VDP)-- Does it Make a Difference?
Some sites allow you to do variable data printing- for example: in each post card you can have a different name and property address-- i.e. click2mail and purepostcards.com allow you to do this...
Some sites don't al...
Evan Rumble
Looking for General Tips as I move in to new househack
I am just about to finish up with the purchase of my first property. It is a stacked duplex, where I will be living in the smaller upstairs unit. We plan on living there for a year or two.I would love to hear if anyon...