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Hello everyone, im looking to house hack my 1st property (a double) and was wondering a few things, with the market leveling off and soon taking a down swing, from what ive been told. what are some of the things i sho...
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Today we got a little house under contract and it will be our first short term rental. Over the last few months, I have read countless posts on BiggerPockets about how short term rentals have been struggling with canc...
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Hey E WA investors! I grew up in Spokane Valley and moved to Seattle 15yrs ago. I'm actively researching the Spokane market as the cash flow looks like it could be much more favorable; Seattle is out of control righ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets! I'm a 24 year old software engineer living in Austin Texas, and am looking to do a multi-family house hack in September and begin my real-estate journey. It is currently 2/1/2020 and my lease exp...
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No, I'm not talking about that human relationships book from the 60's. I'm wondering if there is some BS going on in the real estate market or if I'm just overreacting.
Case #1: I submitted an all-cash offer on a sh...
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TLDR; What are the "Rules of Thumb" for STR acquisitions? In long-term rentals, there are plenty of rules of thumb that help you quickly decide if a listed property is worth pursuing. 2% rule, positive cap rate spread...
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Hello everyone,I was wondering if anyone had any insight about AIRBNBs in Door County, Wisconsin? I know it is a popular tourist destination and potentially thought it may be more lucrative than doing conventional lo...
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Hello BP community,
I'm interested to learn what most investors do with the portion of rental income commonly set aside for cap ex, repair, and vacancy costs.
Does it go straight to the bank? Invested in CD's or a ...
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Over the years of being involved in REI, I have seen so many people bashing Dave Ramsey. I don’t understand why it is impossible for people to see some value in what he’s teaching. I don’t even think he’s targeting a ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community,I am going to start renting a unit in the near future and I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to help get a tenant to sign a two year lease, and or establish an auto-debit to make...