Greg P.
Intro: Newbie from Durham, NC
Hi,This place is great! I've enjoyed reading the forums and guides and listening to the podcasts. My family and I live in Durham, NC where we've resided since the late nineties (including stints in Chapel Hill and R...
Daniel Brewer
Most Effective Way to Network
Anyone have any tips on where/how to network better? It's extremely challenging finding like-minded people that would provide value that are my age and in my social circle. I've looked into joining associations like t...
Rob Donovan
What do you guys and gals think of this one
$130,000 purchase price for 3 bed 1 bath duplex$1425/mo rent total$2290 for taxes$780 for insurance$590 for P & IPlan to put 10% down with seller financing at 4.5% with 30 year amort and 5 year balloon.Tenants wou...
Corey Reyment
Build a Vacation Rental Home or Buy Local Hold Cash Flow
HELP! My wife and I are trying to break in to the real estate game and we have local investors, we have liquid cash we could use, and we also own a lot in a wooded area with deeded access to a large lake in Wisconsin ...
Steve Wang
Bay Area House Hacker Looking for OOS Investment Opportunities
Hey their BP!I just completed my first house hack on a duplex in Oakland! I purchased earlier this year, remodeled both units, and found tenants right at the start of Shelter-In-Place (yikes that was nerve wracking) f...
Nessa Lyn
STR or Long Term Tenant? Pros and Cons for renting out our first home
Hello guys. So we have our first home that we are looking to rent out starting around the summer. Been going back and forth trying to decide if we should STR or rent out as a regular rental. Looking for some pros and ...
Diane G.
Need 17% cap to worth my while?
I am looking at this listing in Bakersfield, C class, 16 units, total monthly rent of $10K, asking $1.2M, claiming 7.75% cap... Now, if I apply the 50% rule, I get $5K net rent, which goes towards paying the mortgage,...
Nate Boda
How much cash flow should I have for a 4-plex
Hey guys so I've been looking to purchase a BUY and HOLD property. I want to buy a house that can be profitable enough to where the rental income can pay the mortgage as well as give me some cash flow. I am thinkin...
Johann Jells
Tax structure alternatives to form "E" for tuition aid purposes?
There was a short thread on this, but it was locked. We have 13 units (including our own) in 3 properties, and file schedule E. I actively manage and maintain these properties. From my reading, I need to form a more ...
James You
Birmingham, AL Market
I keep hearing about Birmingham market in numerous podcasts as an up and coming city for investment. What are your thoughts on the market and its potential growth? Alabama has a historic stigma of segregation and ra...