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Hello folks,I'm currently looking to purchase my first out of state investment property. And yes, this will be my first rental property purchase ever. I've been researching multiple locales (Springfield IL, Milwaukee ...
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I have been toying with the idea of buying a food franchise, and have been working towards it for last couple of years. I calculated my current debt to income ration at 37%. It does take into account my current salar...
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My whole goal is to have a small group of rentals that can give me passive income for the rest of my life. I live and work a little north of Seattle where essentially homes start at $350k and the 1% rule doesn't reall...
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I'm curious about prospects in the Clearlake area, it is the most affordable and accessible area to me. I really can't touch Napa prices. I'd love to find something in Middletown and I've heard that Lakeport is a good...
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Who saw the latest declining rent rankings?https://zillow.mediaroom.com/2018-10-18-Rents-Decl...Austin is listed as down 1.6% y-o-y. What have y'all seen? I will tell you that I've seen SFH in good school districts ...
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I own two rentals, one in Grand Rapids, MI and one in Raleigh, NC, but live in NY. The GR home is a 1920's home valued at approx. $130k, I owe $100K. Lease is $1,100 a month. I make about $100 a month. Lease exp...
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I own properties in the west Houston areas of Katy and Cypress. I've already been notified by one tenant that they may have trouble making the September rent payment due to not working this week at all. None of my pro...
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Hello all, First off, I would like to say that BP is such an amazing community. Before a friend told me about BP, never in my wildest dreams would I imagine such an amazing resource exists, where experts in real estat...
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Hello everyone,I am looking to network with more investors near the Toledo (Northwest Ohio/Southeast Michigan) market! Please write about yourself below!Thanks,Stephen
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Hi guys, looking to start investing outside of my current city which is seeing about a 1/2% rule on the sales price. So a $400k house rents for $2,000 on average. Looking for other cities with decent size populations ...