So through mailing to absentee owners I've come across a decent property that has a renter in it. I told the seller that I would be looking to buy and rehab. I have not seen the inside of the home yet but ARV of this ...

My wife and I own a two-flat in Chicago, and we're planning to upgrade our heating system. Currently, we have boilers and radiators that we want to remove to create space in the basement for a future conversion into a...

Hi Fellow investors, I have been using BP to gain insights in real estate investing and have been applying them in my townhome rental units. This time i want to enter into multi-family investing and looking for some t...

I’d like to get feedback on a strategy I want to pursue. I work in Silicon Valley and make well into the maximum tax bracket. I wanted to pursue REI both as a way to invest extra money (already maxed all other tax adv...

Hi All,TL;DR -- How do I evaluate properties that I will house hack? Should I look at the property holistically, or with only one unit of income? I'm interested in house hacking, and subsequently purchasing multifamil...

Have a question regarding rent control in San Francisco . A lot of 4-6 unit multifamily units I am looking right now have at least 2 units which are at very low rents . lets say i buy a 6 unit with 2 under rent contro...

I'm at the point in investment portfolio where excel spreadsheets just don't cut it.   I currently have 26 units and will be acquiring 22 more within the next few months.   I"m sure this topic has been discussed befor...

I have people coming up left and right to me now days wanting to rent and own,  they have bad credit, a stable job and they also have a down payment for a house, I get approach many times from tenants or people willin...

Alright folks, new to BP and this is my first post. As Brandon Turner has encouraged in the first book of his that I am reading "The Book on Rental Property Investing" here I am posting to the discussions forum. My wi...

I'm having a hard time valuing seller financed deals. I've had a few come accross my plate, and I'm thinking I had it valued lower than I should have. I understand a couple good rules of thumb:

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