Yesterday there was a new post made by an experienced real estate investor whose sole purpose was to take a dump on new investors for no reason other than to feed a delicate ego.
So I felt it appropriate to say my th...

Hello BP community-Does anyone have experience borrowing money from their parents to get their foot in the door with real estate? How did it go for you?Let me explain my situation. I am going to be a sophomore in coll...

I use the rental prop. calculator in BP to evaluate properties and I love it. However, I am looking for a spreadsheet designed for units already owned to keep track of actual rent and expenses (and repairs and vacancy...

We are running numbers on a 9 unit near a large university. The owner states it is usually 100% occupied. I put in 5% for vacancy, 5% repairs and 6% cap ex (they just did the roof and parking lot as well as a few wate...

Still no luck with finding a tenant with good credit for my unit. I require 600 credit score but am about to change it to 575. It's a good neighborhood. I just don't understand how 600 is high. I've looked online and ...

Hello everyone.I am trying to buy a 2-4 unit and to live in one of the units and to count the other units rent are income. One lender told me he can account for 75% of the rent as my future income, but I have to put d...

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I own a triplex in Oakland, and I have one of the units coming vacant soon, and it's a large studio that I wanting to convert into a 2 bedroom or 3 small bedrooms and then rent it out month-to-month to trave...

Hi everyone! Question for the BP community, I just closed on myfirst 3 family househack a few days ago, and changed the outdoor locks to the unit I will be occupying with a standard keyed entry lock at least for no...

I plan on buying a unit and selling it to someone who has trouble getting a traditional loan by providing owner financing.  
Anyone has any experience with this kind of investing?