Ian Goodstein
My real estate agent claims this has 5.9% cap rate - thoughts?
Long time listener, first time caller. A real estate agent I have been working with in Los Angeles claims this property has a cap rate of 6%.https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6564-5th-Ave-Los-Angeles-CA-90043/2032773...
Jessica Sudyn
Property Management Stoftware
Hello, I was looking to get some advice on property management software as a landlord. I came across an ad for a program called doorloop on FB that says you can collect rent, request maintenance , list your property, ...
Alan Smith
Appreciation vs "Free" Equity?
Hi Guys,This is my first post to the Bigger Pockets forums and I'm at the beginning of my real estate journey with my current goal for 2017 being getting my first rental investment under my belt. My intent is to have ...
Vincent Plant
Hard Money Costs Too Much?
Does Hard Money typically cost 30-40% of the purchase price?? I am considering buy a home to flip. I have done a handful of flips using cash, partnering with friends, and making it work. I am eyeing up a property I wa...
Harold Albertson
Buying 36 Apartments and Need a Better System
We currently have 10 doors and are now in the process of buying two buildings with a total of 36 apartments. Our current systems will not work at this scale. We are going to self manage them, for at least a while. I a...
Erik Perotti
Zillow Offers and BP crowd
Hi -
Just saw an interesting article, the punch line is that Zillow is making half its revenue from cash offers. See the story here
Digging in here, the markets are: Phoenix, Las Vegas, Atlanta; Denver; Charlotte, ...
Eduardo Esquivel
Renting to Incoming Refugees
Hello all,
I’m a new landlord with just one property so far. My wife and I took the DIY route and are currently renting to friends while looking toward our next property. I have big dreams to expand my portfolio in t...
Robert Murphy
Owner financing and the boarding house
I am a new member this week and I have a 2 part question . I bought my first rental using owner financing I am looking for other property's using owner financing as well as working with a bank Interesting subjec...
Alex Khojainov
Eviction in Baltimore city, am I going to be fined?
I have a house in west Baltimore that I lived in for about 9 months while I rehabbed it. I moved elsewhere and the house sat vacant for a while until my coworker told me his buddy was looking for a place to stay. Sev...
David Flores
How to get a TRUE Appraised Amount
Hi BP World,
I am sure I am not the only one that runs into this problem. My whole niche is finding great deals, like most of us on this site. I am running into a problem though when properties are being appraised. T...