James Lunt
If you have the money to place a large down payment, should you?
For reference, it would be a roughly $300k property that would generate ~$2,250 in gross monthly rent. The two scenarios:
1. 20% down payment: $48 monthly cashflow, 0.83% CoC ROI - not good
2. 50% down payment: $475...
Roselynn Lewis
Investment Goal Setting
I am new to real estate investing. I have started the process of educating myself and it seems one key is having concrete goals. E.g. Say my initial goal is to generate $ 5,000 - $10,000 per month in free cash flow th...
Jimmy H.
Octoplex in nice neighborhood
I am interested in an 8 plex that is literally a stones throw across a major road from the nicest area in my town (approx 300,000 population). this area takes a step down in "class", but of course no MF exists on the ...
Benjamin Sulka
Credit Card Recommendations
Hey BP family, I'm looking to open 1 or 2 more credit cards to build my credit. I have no issues making payments and I want to build my credit faster to get more $$ to finance real estate. I currently have the Discov...
Cayce Fedberg
How to cash flow $10,000 a month?
I've set myself the goal of eventually earning $10,000 per month. I have a lot of free time, I'm willing to work as hard/long as it takes, I have no experience and have never bought a property.Is figuring out how to ...
Scott Blevins
Section 8 investing
Starting out a little older and had a question about sec 8 investing
Ive been thinks about purchasing some homes in baltimore and renting them section 8 to aquire some good cash flow and later purchasing in better ar...
Arun Dharan
Should you pay off a loan or invest it
So I have 40k saved up and was looking to buy an duplex or triplex in Philadelphia area but not seeing much that the numbers will work out for me. Should I use that money to pay off my MBA loan (23k) and invest the re...
Demetrius Morros
Getting money out of a C corp and avoiding double taxation
I am an investor who is in a higher tax bracket. I am working with a tax attorney who is advising me to form a C corp. I can do my flips and wholesales through the C corp and lower my effective tax rate. I know ...
Tavish File
Nees help Understanding sweet equity seller financing option
We have been proposed a deal where we would renovate the sellers duplex from a 2 to a 4 and while doing that, our sweat equity would earn our down payment To purchase the property through them. Has anyone ever done a ...
Sage Weiss
What to do with extra cash?
Hello Bigger Pockets members, in your opinion what is the best way to invest in real estate without purchasing property or buying a REIT? Say someone has $20,000 cash and its just sitting there, and cant be used for r...