Listening to the BP 50% rule (50% of Rent Roll goes to expenses, remaining 50% is your income minus mortgage) I realize the point being emphasized around cash flow and evaluating properties. I am wondering from experi...

Hey Everyone!Newbie here, born and raised in central NJ! I've been spending the past many months reading and reading and reading, and 2018 is the year to start diving in! I've learned a ton both on this site (the shee...

This is my fireplace. The mortar is dark grey, the rocks are called Moss Rock (I think) and the whole room is dark because of this space. The wood has to go, my husband HATES these rocks and wants to rip them out. I t...

Hi All,I decided to add OKC as one of potential markets to invest in. Please confirm that the following are best school districts in OKC:EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLSDEER CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLSBETHANY PUBLIC SCHOOLSMOORE PUBLIC...

Hi and thanks for taking them time to read and hopefully comment.I'm taking my real estate license course for Texas. After reading about how the typical 6% commission is split(Between co-brokerages 50/50 and then the ...

I'm new to Bigger Pockets, and recently started playing with the investment calculator. Previously, I had used another online calculator which had a "maintenance" field that was pre-populated with an estimate of 10% o...

How important do you think it is to provide laundry hookups in a SFR?

We are starting rehab on a very small (640 sq ft) home. It will be a 2/1 with detached garage. The former owner had installed laundry hook...

I was wondering what method folks use to value their in-process partnerships on deals they're working on when they submit their PFS to lenders. Things have become quite complicated to account for lately with all o...

I own a few properties and have mortgages to go with them. I just acquired a new property (investment) and I'm shopping the loan.

Can anyone suggest any resources/guides/techniques they use when loan shopping?

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