What percentage of my rehab budget should be set aside as a cushion. Right now the renovation budget is at 45k and we haven't opened any walls, looked at the roof or the furnace. We know we want to update the kitchen,...

We bought a home on the Oregon Coast that was an active STR.  It hadn't had any updates in a long time, we are going through and picking them off one by one.  We've swapped out the old 40 gallon hot water tank (for a ...

So I have been on BP reading many books and the forums, and  listing to many many Pod Cast for close to a year.   In my town of Palm Coast, FL  it seems that there really is nothing in the ROI of 5% or better.  The bi...

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First and foremost let me say this forum is top notch! The two things that strike me about it are 1. Everyone is here to give help/guidance which is really cool. 2. Everyone here is incredibly passionate ab...

Hi all! My house at 11847 Burning Bend in San Antonio TX is taking a bit longer than expected to sell! We are getting close to 6 months since acquisition. Bought with a hard money lender.Our exit strategies are as fol...

If you’re considered getting into Multifamily investing (or already do and want a good war story), and are reading all of the books and listening to all of the podcasts to prepare for every possible scenario, then you...

Dear All,I'm considering purchasing a property using an interest only HELOC + Conventional loan. It is a 3-family, which after expenses should produce about $360/month (see cost analysis attached).  Rents are currentl...

Hi BPers!I want to express the amount of gratitude I have for the BP community that had showed me so much in the last 4 months. I've learned so much and try to put little by little the things I've learned into action...

My family has been trying to rent out a condo for a few months now. We have an agent helping us but the leads have not been panning out. The agent has advised us repeatedly that the kitchen is lacking and needs to b...

Question for those who have been around a while, I haven't been able to figure this out myself from research. I'm referring mainly to larger markets, say over 1 million people at least, during a housing crash / downtu...