Stepha L Lockwood
House value doubled-take out HELOC and rent or sell?
Hi all! I started my RE investing journey about a year ago but was majorly derailed by job and family circumstances, and now a huge decision has brought me back into the game fortunately, and I could really use some ...
Emanuel Blando
Local Governments Restricting STRs
On 5/3/2023 the City of Kansas City, MO announced that Short-Term Rentals will be completely banned in ALL residential zoning! I had not taken it seriously until I read a couple of articles outlining their plans. Mo...
Ali Samana
When do we learn??
I know there has been a lot of talk about the government programs/spending on this forum lately. However, here are the numbers that scare me far worse than those.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Americans-Save-Less-in...
Tim Shi
Property Tax Doubled at Purchase
Hi there, I am looking at a Duplex in San Francisco. The current owner pays about $500/mo on property tax. The property was sold in 1999 for less than half a million. The assessed value of the property doesn't seem to...
Daniel J.
CapEx Thoughts for Small Multifamily
I'm currently looking at a duplex plus a detached garage apt right now and curious if any of y'all have thoughts on what I should allocate on CapEx. I currently have my numbers as $200 per door, per month, so $600 a m...
Riley Gilson
Why do you buy from a wholesaler?
Not sure if this is the best place to get the feedback I'm looking for, but hopefully someone has a keyword filter up just in case.For those of you who buy from wholesalers on a regular or semi regular (open to interp...
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best approach for acquiring rentals
If a new investor has around 300k to begin acquiring rentals, would it be wise to buy the first property ALL cash, and then draw on a LOC from that first property to buy the second ALL cash. Or just begin to purchase...
Matthew Masoud
Hot take: Personal booking websites for your STR are Mandatory
There's a popular post circling about why direct booking sites for STR/MTR are overrated. Although the author makes some good points it skips over many of the benefits and how the risks can be mitigated.
Owning Your ...
Jorge Caceres
Utilities included worth the risk?
Hi fellow BP fans,Considering mid-term rentals (MTR) for my single-family home (near two hospitals, targeting traveling nurses/doctors). Most MTRs in my area include utilities, but my California property has very high...
James Barry
The TRUTH about the economy and investing
Its awkward, but it needs to be said....
The FACTS about our economy (GDP, unemployment, workforce participation, etc...) have no bearing on asset prices!
I'm not an economist, I'm just a curious young man. There w...