Bojan Kovacevic
How to tell if your market is in a bubble or not
Something I heard a while ago is that if renting a home is cheaper than buying it in an area, then most likely that area is in a bubble. For example in my area a single family detached home (4 bedroom, 2-3 bathroom...
Chris Moriarty
Cold Calling is Dead? Really?
Upon joining up with Bigger Pockets, I logged on to see an advertisement that said "cold calling is dead" that was advertising a book. While it looks attractive, the data simply doesn't support this proposal. In a...
Victor Baronich
Rental repairs wiping out profit
Hi, I have been into rentals now for about 4 years. We currently have 12 rentals, all sfh's. What I am finding is that essentially we make no money and probably lose money slightly overall. I was very careful when ...
Frank Apap
Price to rent ratio
Total newbie here, considering buying a property to rent (two family home) and hold for 5-10 years before selling.
I'd like to have a break even or positive cash flow and was wondering if there was a rule of thumb of...
Edwin E.
Life insurance
To all BP members,
Just wanted to know what experiences you have had regarding Life Insurance options, and what you are using concerning this "investment" method. I am in the military (notice photo:) and...
Sunny Burns
I rejected applicant, he said he would pay $150 extra/month
First time landlord here. We just started advertising our rental 3 weeks ago. $1675/month for a 3 bedroom in Garfield NJ. We've gotten a lot of interest, 30 different groups of visitors, of those 8 applicants...We wan...
Kyle Kovats
Best Multi-Family Syndication Coaches
I am looking to really dive head first into the multi-family syndication world. I have been listening to The Old Capital Podcast, Rod Khleifs podcast and reading books and blogs on syndication and at this point I'd li...
Michael D'Egidio
How can Realtors help investors to see the bigger picture?
Greetings BP Brethren!
I'm newer to the real estate business, I've been a Realtor now for the last 7 months. I've closed 4 deals, have 2 current listings and a whirlpool vortex of buyers... and half of them.....
Maria Callaghan
Do you avoid HOA properties?
New investor here!Considering purchasing a home that has reasonable HOA dues each month for our first rental property investment, but have heard horror stories of HOAs deciding to not allow rentals, stop investments i...
Kareena Sharma
Duplex vs RE syndication investment
Would you rather invest in duplex in CA that breaks even or invest in RE syndication for 2 years that offers you expected 18% annually
Example: Duplex in CA costs around $600k, down payment $120k, rent = mortgage pa...