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Austin Carr First Time Landlording
4 April 2017 | 54 replies

I'm getting much closer to searching for my first property and believe I will be able to find a property in the Denver/Aurora area with 3rooms and 2-3 bath for under 200k.  I want to rent the other 2rooms (approx $600...

J. Martin Negotiating Purchase of Vacant Lot in Bay Area tomorrow. Advice?
13 February 2015 | 54 replies

Going to try to negotiate the purchase of vacant lot tomorrow. Any advice?I’m meeting the owner of a vacant lot tomorrow to try to negotiate the purchase of a vacant lot in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s a killer pr...

Jay Hinrichs The 2% rule kills values
21 October 2017 | 211 replies

As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...

Michaela G. Can bitcoin be utilized in real estate?
27 April 2021 | 150 replies

I'm just wondering if there's a way that bitcoin could ever be utilized in real estate?

Maybe accepting rent payments in bitcoin?

Selling a property with bitcoin?

While I've never done anything wi...

Sharon Tseung Wanting to Invest Out of State by End of Year
7 September 2018 | 265 replies

Hi!So I've been listening to a lot of podcasts and following the forums. I'm from the Bay Area, California and since prices are crazy here I'd like to invest out of state. I have this goal of acquiring a property befo...

Benjamin Ying First time investor needing some confidence!
5 February 2025 | 54 replies

Hey all! First time poster here so let me try and lay down the situation.

My wife and I are just beginning our real estate investing journey. We live in California so I think the opportunities are better when it's ...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

N/A N/A Where to Invest Next?
26 July 2007 | 29 replies

We are buy and hold investors...invested in Las Vegas, 5 homes, before the boom and pop, and are holding the homes as they are positive cash flow. Next, we discovered a suburb of Houston, TX with newer homes, masterp...

Account Closed Seattle market?
20 May 2018 | 72 replies

Is it just me or is the seattle market a hard market to cash flow? I mean even kent/renton, auburn, Des Moines to even north seattle, all the markets seem expensive. I always see people post about buying a duplex for ...

Drew Y. Its beginning to feel a lot like 2005 everywhere I look
9 June 2018 | 98 replies

So I have been watching the interest rates as they have begun to rise and the notional value of risk free treasuries and ten year treasury bonds are approaching 3% . Given that the CAP rates in the San Francisco bay a...