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Sell or Rent - How to Decide? Any help very much appreciated! :)
Hi everyone, I'm new around here and I would love to get some good advice on this.I own a home in South Tabor (Portland) that I bought in 2010 for 240k, PITI is $1650. I haven't put any money into the property to spea...
Anne W.
Tenants told me he wanted to buy a house on the move-in day
New landlord here in Colorado, rented out the previous residence. Today I delivered the keys to the tenants who relocated from another state. He told me that he really liked the neighborhood and he would look for hous...
Zac P.
Using Private Money for "Buy and Holds"
I am wanting to use private money to purchase "buy and holds". These would be 100% financed through private money and I would want this to cover any kind of rehab costs as well. So basically I want to purchase home...
Tom Wallace
Percentage of profit on a rental property....
On a buy and hold investment strategy, what percentage of positive cash flow/profit do you look for on any given deal? Taking the gross rents received on any given property and then deducting your expenses associated...
Gary Baker
1%-2% rental rule of thumb
Hi Bigger Pockets - long time lurker.Part of my procrastination in buying SFR rentals in 2016 has been that my calculations show negative returns, thus no cash flow. The DFW market heated up rapidly in 2013-2016 and h...
EJ K.
Tenant removing upgrades They did
Hi, have my own rental properties but my mother in law is the tennant in this case. She decided to shut up shop on her preschool and move into her home to downsize. She rented for many years and was responsible for tu...
Michelle Chevalier
Confused about conventional versus DSCR
I am trying to purchase a second SFH investment property. I have one SFH rental that I purchased in 2021 using FHA (it was my primary residence at the time). I am trying to get a conventional loan this time around for...
Sonya A.
Another Newbie living in San Diego interested in Ohio
Hi everyone. My name is Sonya Aqili and I live in beautiful San Diego. I have been interested off and on in real estate since 2008, but felt the time wasnt right / didnt have funds. Ha.... I don't even own my own res...
Mark Douglas
Property management unnecessary , even while working full ti.....
Looks like my 1st property will be an FHA owner-occ quadplex. I've heard time and time again that there's no need to hire out property management for this small multifamily. What I'm unsure of is how I would handle ...
Shawn M.
Worst Landlord Headache Ever
Hi BP, I'm trying to compile a list of worst landlord headaches ever, to use in a direct mail campaign. Whats the worst call you got from a tenant?What has been your biggest pain from owning a rental property?If you a...