Jon Krombein
Roofstock (Review / Case Study)
I recently closed on my first rental property. I used Roofstock. I had set up a number of baseline searches in a few markets that I was interested in. Whenever one that fit my general criteria came up, I would drill i...
Komal Sekhon
Dad invested ~2009 and made good rental income in our town, impossible for me now
Hi everyone, A bit of a unique situation. My dad invested in rental properties from 2008-2014 and made good rental income on them. Our city has now ballooned in value and no property is renting at 1% of price anymore ...
Zachary Jensen
Wife doesn't want to increase rents
I'm just about to close on my first rental property (house-hacking a duplex in a small town outside of San Diego, CA). The previous Landlord raised rents 3-5% every year on this property, so it is currently rented fo...
Jason Schmidt
can someone please explain this 50% rule to me?
I have heard from people on these boards that I can expect the operating expenses of the house I purchase to rent out would be about 50% of what I can get for it monthly. I could be misunderstanding it, but how is th...
Rob Hakes
Another Spartan Invest Turnkey Case Study
I recently purchased a property from Spartan Invest and wanted to post the details and make it an ongoing case study solely for the benefit of those looking into the company. I really appreciated others doing this as...
Jared Vidales
Who has become financially independent from Real Estate?
It would be great if your guys could answer the following questions
- Were you able to quit your day job and live off cash generated from RE?
- If so, what age did you start investing, and how long after investing did...
Jacob Lapp
Good time to get in the stock market?
For us real estate investors this is a good time to have rental properties while we watch others portfolios crash with the stock market.Other than a moderately safe mutual fund I contribute to monthly and my 401k, I a...
Shiloh Lundahl
Do you look at their profile before considering their opinion?
There are so many people who respond to posts here on BiggerPockets and so many verying opinions. How do you determine for yourself who to listen to? Do you do what most people do and give credit to those who agree wi...
Justin Burgos
I want to buy Multi family in NYC/Yonkers
Is anyone on BP involved with buy and hold in the NYC area ? I have a few questions
Corey Dutton
Interview with a Banker – Why Banks Still Aren’t Lending
With the exception of community banks and credit unions, most would agree that banks still aren’t lending. “Hogwash!” some of you bankers who are reading this will probably say.
As a follow up to a post I did nearly...