I'm confused how using setting aside a percentage of rents for repairs makes sense. And where does that number come from? A $600/mo rental and a $2500/mo rental may have the same reroofing or repipe or mainline or H...
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Hello BP Community,I'm Abhi, a newbie investor eager to dive into the exciting world of real estate! My sights are set on acquiring my first rental property in the Austin/San Antonio area, aiming for cash flow and a 7...
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Hi, First time home buyer here. We are in escrow for our primary SFH 3BR/2BTH 1100 sqft home, which is in original condition and looking for recommendations for expansion/remodel including
1) Looking for advice/recom...
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Some Detail....We bought our 2nd airbnb Brrrr. Fantastic value estate my wife worked 2.5 years to get for $500,000, waterfront in Fort Lauderdale. House is a tear down essentially. Couldnt get a mortgage so paid cash....
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Hello All, Needing help identifying possible deal here; 2/1 property in South Dallas in GREAT distress. I have a budget of ~150k total for this venture and I estimate about 55k in rehab costs excluding any work done m...
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Tomorrow I will close on the first of many deals to start attaining my passive income goals. Going into this deal with a little anxiety, but feel it is a low risk deal with acceptable numbers. Special thanks to @micha...
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Hey BP people! I was hoping some commercial property managers/owners could answer some questions for me! How do you estimate the routine maintenance budget for a commercial property? Do you include the costs of parkin...
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Hello everyone,I am thinking about doing a flip but had a few questions on possible exit strategies if we end up getting "stuck" with the flip longer than we thought.1) How long to do budget to sell the house? So afte...
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My rental unit got hit with a 33% tax hike this year. Looking through the county neighborhood data I noticed my property had the highest hike, about 7 others at about 24% +/-. The rest come in at 8-12% and even 2 @5%...
Very interesting read.... Live to know the thoughts if people in this forum, especially people from seattle, washington or anywhere in washington state actually.
I just copied and pasted the article....
Gov. Insl...