Rico Stewart
Sustainability & Green Homes
Does anyone here on the forum invest in Sustainable or Green energy homes? I am interested because I am a Business & Sustainable Tech student, I have recently been learning so much about the field. I do not see a ...
Joe M.
Thoughts on buying 2/1 and 3/1 Single Family Homes
How are you guys approaching the 2BR/1BA and 3BR/1BA single family homes.
In my area I'm seeing some real value buys for these particular homes, especially for a buy/hold investor like me.
I know generally most fo...
Kobe McDaniel
Multi Million Dollar Mansion on the river, in a Wedding venue town
Hello BP Community,
I’ve got a multi million dollar house on the river listed in my investing area. We are a huge farming and now wedding venue town. What would you do with something like this? If bought at list pric...
Matt Holmer
Fannie DTI ratio with new rental income
Quick question regarding DTI for a Fannie loan. As I understand that new rental income (less then 2 years) is calculated as:Gross rent * 75% - DITI = income added What I don't know is whether or not the DITI still cou...
Sarah Klein
Realistic cash flow with Austin SFH rentals?
Hi all, I would love to hear what Austin-area SFH investors are seeing realistically with their current investments. For those of you who have invested in single-family homes in the Austin area, how much money do you ...
Cheng Bin Zhang
The Slow House Hack: Real Estate Investing in Greater Boston
2020 will forever be marked as a “watershed” moment for many millennials. From the rise in e-commerce to work from home, the pandemic accelerated our lives by decades. Millennials, which constitute the largest segmen...
Robert Reynolds
Should I pay off my primary residence early?
Hello,I will soon be moving to Texas for work. I plan on buying my first home out there, but I am also planning on beginning to invest in buy and hold properties soon after I move. My wife and I will both be getting p...
Hyuma Leland
Percentage of investment portfolio in real estate
I realize this number will depend on your personal financial and life situation, but what percentage of your overall investment portfolio should be allocated to investment real estate? What is considered a conservativ...
Brian Berryman
Properties unable to be transferred to LLC. Looking for options
My partner and I have purchased 4 properties (all single-family homes) in the past 18 months (3 purchased 20% down - 1 at 25% down). The mortgage company we used was a referral from our realtor (who is great). The len...
Jay C.
Is it me or are plumbing costs bonkers!??
Hi all,
I have a rental property in Fort Worth home (I'm an accidental landlord) that is almost 100 years old. The PVC going out of the house was replaced new in 2011, but the plumbers who installed didn't do a great...