Mike McKinzie
What is the best state to invest in?
Currently, I have rental property in California, Colorado, Texas and Virginia. I am looking to buy another SFR or possibly duplex, and the main issue is monthly cash flow. What state or states seem to be the best fo...
Renee R.
Rent increase on bad tenants
Since I only have two years of REI under my belt, this is more of a check in to see if I’m going down the right path here and if there’s anything else I could be doing.I have trouble tenants that I inherited and their...
Clay Manship
Diary of an FHA 203k Loan Deal
Hello BiggerPockets family!Well, it's official. After a lengthy process, I have finally put my first personal residence under contract. It is a 4-unit apartment building, which will allow me to utilize FHA 203k financ...
Account Closed
Using NPV for real estate investments
I like to use Net Present Value when evaluating deals, but I don't see it a lot on this forum or other real estate evaluations. Can anyone shed some light on why not to use it?
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Equity vs. Positive Cash Flow
With all of the media on the housing market today, it is tough for real estate investors to know what to do. If you live in one of the markets that is suffering from a sharp price correction, you might think that the ...
Ben Meddeb
My first rental disaster
my tenant completely trashed my place, deposit will not even cover the junk removal service I called my insurance (USAA) the adjuster showed up and was very helpful : turns out Trashing the place is not covered BUT (b...
Karen M.
What are some options for funding a rehab project?
Dear BP friends --I am thinking of buying a property for cash. However, I am concerned about using up all of my non-retirment money on a property deal. It's just scary. We obviously need to have an emergency fund f...
Alex Young
Newbie, ready to get going, sick of living in my car broke
Hi Bigger Pockets community, I am 26 years old with an undergraduate education in geology. I've spent the last couple of years wandering aimlessly and it hasn't paid off to do so. Trying to reinvent myself, my strateg...
Matt Millard
Coming Great Depression?
Does anyone else believe in Austrian Economics & follow Peter Schiff & Lew Rockwell & think that when the everything bubble pops in next couple years (we are already in 2nd longest expansion ever) that we ...
Will Barnard
Validate the 50% rule
It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...