Samuel Eddinger
Is there a better way to evaluate real estate?
People are generally in one of two camps on real estate, it's all about CAP rates or it's all about cash flow and the cash-on-cash return. It seems that neither is exactly correct, and neither is exactly wrong. When i...
Kegan Brenner
Smart to pay down the mortgage sooner with low interest rate?!
Hello all, I am new to the group and wanted to start by asking a question on our business office building. My wife and I own a dental practice and purchased our building. Purchase price was $2M and we financed $1.7M @...
Todd Carel
Who's right?
My wife and I are arguing about this. We have several rental properties and cash flow well enough to make all the payments. I have a full time job and am investing for retirement. She wants to refinance some properti...
Rudy Sanchez
**Hello from new BP Team Member in Austin**
Hello to all the BP Team Members out there. My name is Rudy Sanchez and I'm a born and raised Austinite of 29yrs .I'm fortunate enough to have a full time job in the tech sector that provides me with the necessary...
Matt Marino
Do you successfully use Mint as a budgeting software?
I've signed up for mint two or three times in the past, and I've never stuck to it because I feel like there are some very basic things that I am just not allowed to do. I'm giving it another go since I've heard other...
Landon Eskew
ADVICE NEEDED - House Layout Ideas
About to close on my first house and I got the chance to get in and do some measurements a little early to decide on where I'd like to go with the flip... This house is pretty much a complete gut so I'm looking for wa...
Ryan Weimer
Help - DST, LLC, or Umbrella Policy
I'm a CA resident, my investment partner is a CO resident, and we just bought our first (of hopefully many) rentals in ID and potentially other states.Given i am a CA resident, it sounds like an LLC isn't practical gi...
James Cheatham
Animal question
This is my first time trying to do land lording, If a prospective renter has a dog and it bites someone on or off the property, can the landlord be held liable? I understand this isn't professional legal advice and I ...
Dren Aguado
What would you do in my parents situation?
So my parents are in a very nice 2003 construction 2 story SFH 4bd3bth. They're in a 30 yr $180k 2.75% interest conventional mortgage and are paying about $1400/month. They would like a smaller one floor house so thei...
Jessica Martin
Please help me understand Cap rates
Im taking my real estate classes now and going over Cap rate right now and I really want to make sure I have a good grasp on how to figure Cap rates. I'm still a little confused about it. Do you use gross or net amoun...