Greg R.
Is cash flow overrated?
While cash flow is great and I strive to cash flow as much as I can, in the long run could this strategy be less profitable than buying & holding in a market that will see high levels of appreciation?I hear folks ...
Paul C.
Longtime Landlords: All it's cracked up to be?
I've only been buying and renting SFRs for just under 2 years, but so far the experience has been pretty good. I've been able to acquire several properties with an average unlevered yield of 8%. That's based on t...
Justin Harford
My tenant got shot. What do I do?
Greetings bigger pockets.I need urgent help. I am living in an owner occupied duplex and renting out the other side. This is my first rental and I closed last December.My tenant just got shot last night. It's not clea...
Steven Scheer
Starting out with little capital.
Hi all!New to the BP site and excited to network with like-minded individuals about investing in real estate.A little about myself: born, raised and have lived my entire life in Wisconsin. Married with no human childr...
Brad Rondeau
Cashflow Smashflow
I keep hearing about cash flow and I've been beating myself up because my condo rental has only $39 cash flow each month. The property is in Laguna Niguel CA. I purchased a 3 bdrm condo for $365,000 in Dec 2009 with 2...
David T.
Looking for a CPA...
Hi,
I’m currently living in Orange County, CA and would like to work with a real estate CPA to do my taxes and optimize/evaluate my tax returns from previous year.
I’ve always done taxes by myself using TurboTax in...
Ashly B.
Kitchen layout help?
Rehab newbie here. We started demo on one unit in our new fourplex today. The kitchen alone had 4 different types of cabinets, 2 mismatched counters (that were connected) and once we tore up the first layer of floorin...
Oscar Martins
Building department doesnt like it when i do my own repairs
Went to the building dept in my town today, I have some electrical work that needs to be completed in order to get a clean certificate of occupancy, anyway they said that i needed a licensed electrician to do all of ...
Ana Marie B.
Home Equity Loan vs. HELOC for downpayment on next rental prop?
Hi BP! My husband and I live in the SF Bay Area where home prices have risen substantially in past years. We want to leverage some of our home equity and use that equity as down payment for our 2nd rental prop. We'...
Jeff Rabinowitz
Rent is current. Tenant wants to renew. I won't. Am I nuts?
This may be the strangest thing I have ever encountered in my time as a landlord. Here's a little background info: This property is managed by my property manager. It is rented at the highest amount it ever has been. ...