Henry T.
What fees do your guests get hit with? Seattle 30 percent!!!
I'm quite shocked (and stunned) when I see how much is taxed on to my guest. Airbnb, for their fee, seems to tack on about 14%, then City of Seattle(lodging tax) tacks on 16%, plus another $4 per night. Then Airbnb s...
Huy N.
The diary of a 2nd flip
I feel guilty of not being very active on Bp lately. so this post will hopefully motivate me to become more active in the forumI recently bought an old house that will need lot of clean up and work. i paid 78k includi...
Mike McKinzie
Fudging the 2% and 50% rule
As has been discussed quite heavily on these forums, as investors, we look to 'gross' 2%+ of the purchase price and expect 50% of the rent to pay for all expenses except the financing.
Do any of you 'fudge' on these ...
Sol Naim
Zestimate dropped dramatically after rental purchase
Hey BP team. Have a question for you guys. I just recently closed on a rental property in LA where the zestimate was 660K (it sold for 640K last year in June) I managed to get the purchase price of 516K which I'm exci...
Hanan K.
Reinvesting cash flow or focus on principal pay down?
Hey BP community! I would be very interested in your thoughts on feedback. Here's my question:At what point do you believe it is wise to stop reinvesting your cashflow into more properties and start focusing on princi...
Ken Nyczaj
First Flip Completed Successfully! W/ Pics and Numbers
My team and I sold our first flip today!Started diving head first into real estate in the beginning of 2018 and haven't slowed down since. We found this deal from a DM Campaign. After a few campaigns with no results, ...
Rene Hosman
Pre Event Intro - If you're coming to BPCON2024 let us know who you are!
We're so excited to be hosting all of you at BPCON2024 in Cancun this Oct 6-8th! The best part of the BP community is that the fun doesn't start or end with BPCON with options to connect and learn year round - so let'...
Erwin Miciano
Where did you transition after the military?
Hey BP Military!,My question is what career fields have you all transitioned to if you did leave the service?This has been a big question for myself and my wife who are planning to separate from the Navy. We just boug...
Bill Goodland
Millionaire net worth by age 30?
So I've known for years that I have wanted to get into real estate and then more I've been reading, listening to podcasts and being active on the forums have really opened my eyes to the power of REI and how it can gr...
Jake Scott
Thoughts on Connected Investors?
Hello, BiggerPockets Community! (Man is it good to be here)I got into real estate a little over 2 years ago. I flip-flopped from being a wholesaler to flipper throughout these last two years and have had successes and...