Peter Arboleda
Whats the farthest student housing should be from campus?
Hey guys what would you consider to be max distance/time student housing should be from their campus? Thanks! I'm looking at a property right now that might be good for renting to students. I believe the closest camp...
Lukas Katko
Student Housing Property, rented until May 2016
Hey BP,I've been looking around my area, and found an interesting property listing that I'd like to get your thoughts on.The seller is claiming 15k cashflow from this property. I inquired as to why anyone would want t...
Eric Peters
Section 8, Scary or Not
Looking at a four-plex that all four are currently section 8. The numbers look good, two the tenants have been long term, two new ones. At first look the section 8 looks like no big deal, should I be worried by this?
Kristann Montague
1st Rental Property Closes Escrow on 9/26 -- When Can I Begin Marketing?
Hi everyone. I'm a newbie investor and have some questions. This week I just purchased my first rental property (a SFH). Closing date is scheduled for 9/26/12. I'm unsure as to when I can begin marketing this prop...
Marian Smith
How far below list can I offer on REO's?
Last REO I purchased I offered, I think, 72k on an 89k listing with 90+ days on the market. My rational was something like 1) the listing agreement expired in a week or so, 2)original principal loaned was 76k in 2004...
Earl W.
Is an OK deal better than no deal?
My HELOC is paid off and all that cheap money is just sitting in the bank ready to be used as my 20% down to buy some more houses.At some point I'm thinking it's better to buy/rent a house with a low dscr than it is t...
Benjamin Carver
Any Investors/Locals in the Houston, TX Area?
Hey y'all, I'm a college student looking to purchase my first property next year and I'm trying to get a feel for the market in Houston, TX. I've been analyzing properties that I wish to house-hack, mainly single-fami...
Daniel Rubin
Dealing with unmotivated callers
We are on month three of our first marketing campaign. So far we started with post cards then moved to yellow letters and will be sending out zip letters this week. We have mailed approximately 2200 mailers each mo...
Anthoy James
Los Angeles vs New York City: More saturated market?
I was having an interesting conversation with a friend the other day. We are both investors in the NYC area (rehabbing and flipping), and his family is moving to California, more specifically Los Angeles. He has spent...
Matthew Masoud
Getting out of Mid-Term Rentals
I'm considering getting out of the Mid-Term Rental Game.I purchased 30 apartments (two 10 units, a 6-unit, and a 4-unit) for the purpose of running them as Mid-Term rentals.Currently, half of them are being run as MTR...