I am under contract for a property I am buying in the Memphis area for $220k (cash). It's giving a 4% CoC return, and I am considering the idea of just putting enough money down for it to break even on expenses (will ...

Responses to a recent poll indicated a sentiment among the BP audience that suggests that members of this forum believe that rates are going to decline over the course of 2023. 
I do not believe this, and want to mak...

I am often asked about my early success in wholesaling real estate. Avoiding these common pitfalls that I see in new students will help you achieve great results.
1. Education over Action
By far this is the #...

Greetings BP Community from the frozen lands of Soldotna, Alaska.  It's a small rural area about 3 hours S of Anchorage- not exactly a hot RE market, but we love living here and my husband has a fabulous job with abou...

Hi, has anyone had success with condos? Are multi family and single family homes the only way to go? I understand that multi family properties are the better way to go, but can buying and holding condos for the long r...

I noticed a number of members from Port Huron, Michigan and I'm throwing this post out to any Port Huron or Michigan investors. I recently purchased a small seasonal rental in Lexington, Michigan (a beach town), and h...

The National Association of Realtors just released some very useful rental data for 70 metro areas showing information like the % change of income for renters from 2009-2014, % change in number of renter households, a...

Quick and easy, hopefully.mortgage is 2700, rent was 3100. I raised rent to be 3250. Do I need to set aside 5% of the mortgage for CAPEX, Maintenance, Management, Vacancy or should I increase what I set aside based of...

Looks like Airbnb hosts will get some relief under the coronavirus stimulus package about to pass Congress.
The current language includes two provisions that could help short-term rental owners that are struggling:
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Some backstory.I have not made my first real estate investment. Still trying to buy my first home for my family but after that's done I'd like to be aggressive about real estate investing. I love numbers but it's hard...