Reggie Rearden
To flip or buy and hold?
A client of mine has a 2 bed/1 bath SFH they are wanting to sell. It needs A LOT of cosmetic work (none of which I will perform) and it’s in a C neighborhood. Low crime rate but is a lower income area and old cotton m...
Austin Bird
Is this a good estimate for expenses or overkill?
I've put together this excel document after reading Brandon Turners "The Book on Rental Property Investing". I'm not sure if I'm budgeting too much for expenses or if that's just how the market is in my area because i...
Joe Grebe
Basic Budget Question
This is the most basic budget question. My wife and I use Mint.com to track our finances and we just finished sitting down and looking at our spending for the year. This gives a really good place to start for a budg...
Brian Adams
DTI too high because of Tax Return, not Cash Flow
Hello BPers,
I was hoping someone might have a recommendation for my financing problem.
I am a military investor who buys a house at each post I am stationed at. With a deployment, that has meant I am ...
Oscar Almonte
Is there any profit in this deal.
In trying to get a grip of multifamily properties investing, I know with my criteria what I am willing to pay. I have recently been looking at some multifamily that have been sold on the MLS in the area that I am focu...
James H.
Newbie from Dallas/Fort Worth area
Hi guys. My name is Brian and I am from Arlington, Texas. I work as a geotechnical engineer by day and am just starting to accumulate enough savings to jump into my first buy and hold deal.
I have already read many t...
Tim Greenfield
Basement seepage in Cleveland Rental_$36,000 estimate WTH?
I purchased home in Euclid in Summer of 17 and it has been cash flowing nicely and it is in a nice neighborhood where I would even want to live. It was a complete rehab and the provider stated that there were repairs ...
Katie Miller
Calling all retirees! I want your story
Hello! I want to feature YOU in the next issue of BiggerPockets Wealth magazine (subscribe here! www.biggerpockets.com/magazine) if you have a fun/unique retirement story to share:
-Did you retire just before or duri...
Daniel Hart
Vacation rentals: Expected vacancy rate and management fees?
I've accumulated quite a few rentals in the city I live in, and the focus has always been cash flow, but I'm considering purchasing my first "vacation rental". While I have set formulas for my lower/middle income inne...
Eileen L.
Rental property Turnover/Repairs
Hello, just trying to get advice on how to go about this turnover.
I purchased an out-of-state property last Aug, and tenant just moved out this May. I have not been to the property yet, but have been told by the PM ...