Victoria Radcliff
House Hack: Single Family vs Multifamily (Duplex)
I am finally ready for my first House Hack! What in your professional opinion what tends to get a better return a Single family (rent by room) or a Duplex with renting out one of the two units? 150,000 is my max price...
Staci Ryan
AIRBNB HELP! How much is too much?
My close friend is an interior designer and furnishes' AIRBNB's on the side. She said it'd be $15,700 to fully furnish it as an AIRBNB (that is not including the kitchen demo we are doing.) That seems high to me but h...
Taylor Thompson
Getting first rental at 19 and expanding
Hey everyone! The last year I’ve spent learning as much as I can about real estate and plan on getting my first rental within a year from now. I will have over $30,000 saved up by then but trying figure out what’s the...
Rik Chatterjee
How will COVID-19 change the average rents?
How do you think COVID-19 will change the average rents in an area? Will it be pushed down or up? By what percent? How would different property classes see the rent change? (Class A vs Class C). What would be the imme...
Martha Bueno
Shipping container construction in Miami
Hello BP community,
I am curious about using shipping containers to build a small home in my backyard. I live on a large lot, and would like to add an in-laws quarter. I like the idea of shipping container because ...
Curtis Sharpe
Single family home or duplex ?
Hey guys I'm having a hard time choosing weather or not to buy a single family home or a duplex for my first investment property, my problem is I have like 130k saved so I'm skeptical about buying a duplex because the...
Justin Heitter
House Hack - Roommates -under the table or not
Hey guys I have a month before I close on my duplex that I am house hacking. I am renting one side out and will be getting a roommate on the other side. My question is this. Whats the best way to do the roommate p...
Dawn Burwell
Getting a late start at rentals
I am 50 , single, no kids. just forced onto SS disability. There is no way I can live on 800 a month from SSDI. NOone will rent to me. I’m positive I can’t afford it anyway. So... what I do have is good credit. ...
Matthew Smocovich
Trouble finding deals - Northern NJ
Hi BP,Newbie here trying to house-hack his way into real estate investing. For background, my lease is up in July and I’d ideally like to have a property purchased and in my possession at that time. Does the timing se...
Joshua Chen
Lease option benefits
What are the benefits of lease options versus other exit strategies?