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Going to look at my first multi family property tonight, looking for any advice as to what to look for and watch out for as i go through this journey.Pro forma numbers are good. Meets 2% rule and the 50% rule, cap Rat...
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Ray Dalio is one of the few guys I follow - he built the world's largest hedge fund Bridgewater and wrote one of my favorite books: Principles.This week he commented on the US-Chinese trade issues and the devaluation ...
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Hello,
I have a question regarding what information is best to disclose in the agent only remarks section of the MLS listing when listing a short sale flip. Do you note that it is an investor flip? It seems to cause...
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Lets say you acquire a 100 unit multi family 100% occupancy. Minimal repairs needed, just paint, lighting, signage.. In your experiences what is the retention rate for the first year?
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I live in Harris County Texas and I just recieved my first final appraised value for one of my rentals. It went up 67% in one year. It went from 70k to 117k. It originally went up to 122k but was protested down ...
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Hello everyone. I'd like to get some thoughts on whether it would be best to sell our rental properties and sit on the cash and wait for other opportunities or keep them and take out the equity to have in hand for the...
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I have started a thread like this on the main discussion boards but felt it might be more worthwhile on here. This is something I do in most of Middlesex and parts of Somerset and Union county. If anyone is looking fo...
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Hi BP Community! We've owned our STR in Gatlinburg for over 4 years now and have been paying for DirecTV the whole time. We also have a Roku with all the normal streaming apps and gig speed internet. As of late, I fee...
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In the real estate business it is so common especially for newer investors to shop contracting, lending, insurance, and all other associated services, merely looking for the cheapest price available. The inherent prob...
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Hey all. I have a fourplex in the works that im looking to house hack. My question is: If i technically only need to put 3% down on it with a conventional loan, should i put down more? Im going to sell my SFH to fund ...