Nick Thomas
First Time Buyer- Primary Residence
Long time away from this forum, but real estate is back in my life. I am now looking to purchase my first home instead of continuing to rent. Due to living in the expensive Northern Virginia area house hacking isn’t a...
Ankur Tiwari
Doctor and Lawyer looking to become new real estate investors
Hi BP,
My wife and I are looking to start investing in real estate. She is a corporate lawyer and I am a physician and we realize that we want to be in charge of our own income stream and not at the whim of those ab...
Kenneth Burdick
Considering buying first rental in HI (Oahu)
Hello BP community! Newbie here, so go easy on me :) I live in Southern CA and own a home in which we have over 50% equity. At some point, me and my family would like to relocate to Hawaii ... most likely Oahu, for th...
Brett Stander
New distribution of living in Philly?
Hey BP Philly!Just wanted to throw this out there and see if it sticks. Let me first say that I personally believe that, despite COVID scares and new working from home guidelines, the city will still remain a popular ...
Jake Burgduff
Tattoo studio and difficult renter in my first investment
About a year ago I took over a lease on a 5 bdr house in hollywood. I put about $8K into the deposit and turned the dining room into a room and am now making $700 month in income from this situation in addition to no...
Grace Wang
How do you handle tenants with pets?
Hi all,
I have a rental property available for rent now. Unfortunately, a lot of applicants who respond to my ad don't have good credits. When I listed my property, we didn't expect to have tenants with pets because ...
Jarrod Covey
Key Economic Indicators Around Austin
K Shaped Recovery?
The National Bureau of Economic Research classifies a recession as “a period of declining economic performance across an entire economy that lasts for several months.”
The residuals of lost jobs, ...
Alex Shpylko
Fresh Grad, Looking to House Hack in Brooklyn/Queens
Hey, guys. First post here. I’m currently working in Manhattan in the financial industry, paying a ton for rent (1.7K). I’m looking to move to Brooklyn in about a year when my lease is up and buy a live-in rental and ...
Humberto Perez
Invest in Texas or California
I’m active duty military and I just find out that I will be moving to Oceanside, CA. I want to weigh my options should I buy or rent? I plan to stay there for a Max of 3 years and then I would have to relocate. I coul...
Raphael Alexis
No success finding deals
Hello everyone. I’ve been using the rental property calculator on BP and searching for properties on Zillow, Redfin, Realtor, etc. for 10 months now. I am currently looking for SFHs and SMFHs in the San Antonio area a...