Will Barnard
Validate the 50% rule
It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...
Steve Sun
Best city/area to in buy and hold for cash flow in the U.S.
Hi there,Asking such a big question: I'm trying to get my first deal done, and still trying to narrow down which city/area I should be looking at.I'm a first time investor, I live in San Jose, CA, but I'm inclined to ...
Thadeous Larkin
New Colorado Springs STR Ordinance Proposal
If you've spoken with me for more than 10 minutes, you know I'm a big fan of STRs and AirBnB as both a host (SuperHost, in fact, nbd, just a celebrity here) and as a traveler. I find that STRs are a great way to ex...
Lucas Mills
What is the "easiest" way to get 3k-5k in monthly passive income?
I'm trying to figure out how I want to approach real estate, retirement, etc.My desire would be to build up about 3k-5k in relatively passive monthly income. Or at least, passive as it relates to my currently working ...
Lisa Fondant
Jerry Norton programs ($10k finder fee - Powerflipper)
Let's discuss Jerry Norton's Powerflipper 3.0 with a finder's fee of $10,000 for any deal you find them. I THINK IT'S A SCAM. If anyone has had success of has had a deal accepted by them where they actually paid the...
Ashley Gish
Student loans or investment property
Together my husband and I have almost $200k in student loans with a significant portion of them being at 6% interest. 53k of that is at 6.8% and 7.2%. We currently live and work in Oregon and are interested in getting...
Wendell De Guzman
Real Life of a Real Estate Investor
Alright...I am going to post what happens every week in my real estate business. Why? So you will learn from my mistakes as well as get inspired by my successes. I also hope by doing this, BP Nation will help me ac...
Anna Brown
LA Property with lots of Equity
I purchased my Los Angeles (Compton) 4-bedroom home in 2013 for 240K; according to Redfin, it is now worth 686K. 2 years ago the entire house was completely renovated (Insurance claim) due to a burst pipe that caused ...
Natalie Cloutier
Coronavirus: email to send to your tenants
I got a lot of questions on my Instagram yesterday about the email we wrote to our tenants addressing this outbreak so I decided to include the letter we wrote here in case it helps anybody :) I think a lot of landlor...
Timothy W.
What if there is no housing "recovery"?
One of the things I always try to be conscientious to is herd mentality. Recognition of herd mentality and the pure luck of a well timed divorce kept me from investing in real estate in 2007 and waiting until 2008 wh...