Greetings,I've been exploring a few different hybrid markets for an out of state investment (considering possibly a turnkey property). So far, I'm deciding between Kansas City and Chicago. From my research:- Kansas Ci...
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Hey everyone,I thought this was an interesting picture that supposedly shows the top cities that will have the most rent growth this year. Not surprised to see Indianapolis in the top 5. Indy has seen very steady rent...
Hello, I am a landlord of a single family home on the East side. Our current tenants are on a month on month lease after their 12 month lease expired in Nov 2023. Two weeks back I sent them a communication about our i...
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Is Las Vegas a good location to purchase buy and hold properties?
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Hi everyone! So I've heard about the 1% rule & 2% rule (or guidelines) when purchasing a rental property: the monthly rental rate should be 1%-2% of the total amount you have in the property to make it a good inve...
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Hi BP Community - I purchased my first rental property in Frankford Philadelphia back in March 2021. I was hoping for it to be the first of many in the Philadelphia area. I wanted to use this property as a way to lear...
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I just started listening to the BiggerPockets podcast about a week ago (due to this incoming windfall of cash that I initially didn't have a gameplan for) and I think I’ve powered through 20+ podcasts so far! I cannot...
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You have to take this post with a grain of salt but I have a lot of people that ask me where I buy and where I don't buy.
For the most part, I invest in Red states, meaning states that tend to vote for Republican can...
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Hi,I have just finished reading Brandon Turner's Book on Rental Property Investing and I am brand new to these forms.I have saved about $130K which is not enough for downpayment where I live (Mountain View, CA). The p...
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I know that many may not agree or may even be offended by the idea that if you don’t have 20k you shouldn’t invest in real estate, however, It’s true. If you’re an adult and you have no money saved up, then before you...