I'm torn over whether to refi or sell one of my homes. It is my primary that I bought 3 years ago with the intent to house hack, improve, and rent. Appreciation has been good. I'd like to eliminate student loan debt...
I have been given conflicting advice:Buy condos! When I told him that my fiance and I wanted to put some money in real estate for the first time, a family friend -- who is a long-time Chicago banker specializing in re...
I'm looking to purchase an 18-unit apartment building. I am trying to find ways to reduce my gas bill. Can I split the gas lines and have my tenants pay it? How would this procedure work and would I really need a boil...
I was hoping somebody wouldn't mind providing a brief explanation of the user stats and their purpose, especially the "votes." And if someone could provide a link to that information that would be great as well. Thank...
Hi All,I'm about to purchase my first home with the intent to rent it out in due time. The cost of the home is 225k with 3.5% down. My monthly principal and interest is 1054.72, but when including hoa fees and the oth...
Hopefully the real estate agents can answer this question. Can an HOA dictate it's members to do physical labor such as working on landscaping? An email was sent out to all HOA members and stated that they expect all ...
Hey guys!I'm a new investor, very actively looking to buy my 1st STR in the Panama City Beach area. However, I'm noticing the prices have shot up quite significantly since the last year or two. Some of the condos are ...
Got an email today from my PM stating that one of my tenants has been deported... how does this even happen? lol. Is this something that should have been caught during screening? Tenant was 2 months into their lease.....
Hi BP community,I have always accounted for 10% property management when analyzing deals. I have learned this through @Brandon Turner webinars, podcasts, etc.Now that I have seen other fees involved with hiring a prop...
I'm a pretty new landlord here, and I recently had a leak in my rental property from the upstairs bathroom going to the downstairs living room ceiling. Nothing major. I had a plumber come out today (about 72 hours aft...