Keith A.
When did you decide to leave corporate America to full time LL?
Hi folks. I'm at four SFH properties free and clear owned by me. About to purchase another on a HELOC, which will take a year or so to pay off. My question - at what point did you leave the comforts of your full time ...
Michael Baes
Looking for reviews on a Property Manager I found :)
I was wondering if anyone has had any dealings / transactions with Peggy/Tom Harrahan who operate a real estate company and property management company in Oak Ridge, TN. I took a trip in last week to do an interview;...
Casey Walker
Re-finance and use equity? BRRR
We have a rental appraised at 255,000 that we owe 148,000 on. We could refinance to 80% LTV and use that 56,000 as the down payment for the next property. How does someone decide what LTV they are comfortable with? ...
Nick Gray
Maintaining Responsible Capital Reserves
I'm a 26 year-old real estate investor from New Hampshire and, as I grow my current 22-unit multi-family portfolio, I need to ensure that I maintain sufficient capital reserve funds. Under usual economic conditions, h...
Nick Robinson
Maintenance fund for larger multifamily
Quick question for my apartment owners. How much money do you set aside for maintenance? For single family houses I usually plan on keeping 10% of the purchase price. For example $100,000 keep a maintenance fund aroun...
Ford Wagner
Talking to your dad about money
Hoping I can get some input on how other members have tackled this situation that I've been finding increasingly more difficult.Starting with some back story of the current situation:Im 22 years old. I've had a busine...
William Sumnicht
Viewing the competition's rental units - a question of boundaries
In general, I consider myself a social person. I enjoy being around and interacting with other human beings. But when it comes to calling the numbers on the "for rent" signs on the same street as a rental I'm invol...
Joe Gemma
Red flag!?
in a dilemma and in need of some BP community feedback. I'm searching for my first investment property and found a duplex that I'm very very interested in listed the low 100k's. I put in an offer 20k below listing to ...
Jeff Brower
Local mini mailing campains tips. Stop waiting, start mailing!
I recently posted a success story on how I found my first duplex. You can find that thread HERE. I have many inquiries via private message and on that thread asking about he format of letter that I used to make contac...
John Menton
Master lease option help on commercial office.
What's up BP, I've been talking with a property owner that may be open to doing a master lease with option to buy because I currently do not have the cash needed for traditional financing and he is looking to unload s...