We are ready to buy our first investment property however, we do not have any regular reportable income. Currently about one third of the year my husband worka a W-2 job everything else is usually under the table work...
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What do you guys think?
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Hi all-New to the forum here and never posted- hope I’m doing this in the right spot. I’d love to get a duplex in Portland - hack it out and live in half the unit. I’d be a first time homeowner so I’d like to use a FH...
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I'm looking into buying my gramothers duplex. They're is three parties tied to the property. One being my father. Who is giving me his 3rd. So I'll already have equity into the property. It was appraised at $58,500. I...
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Hi BP!
I am trying to evaluate how large CapEx should be when evaluating a property if the HOA includes the roof and siding. My rough rule of thumb has been 10% of rents for newer single families and 15% of rents for...
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I have an investor who has purchased a few rental properties from me and is considering hiring a property manager in the near future. Does any Texas BP'ers have recommendations for a management company in the Houston ...
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Hi, this is something I figure will get answered the more I study (reading Greene's BRRRR book now), but thought I'd take the shortcut with you good people.I feel like BRRRR is pulling a fast one. Third R is refinanc...
Until last month, the clock had enough digits to measure US debt levels.The US government's debts have ballooned so badly the National Debt Clock in New York has run out of digits to record...
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Hi all, new report from Bright:
Demand for homes in the Philadelphia Metro area rose in January reflecting the seasonal increase in buyer interest at the start of the year. With an increasing number of buyers beginn...
30% Of Americans Didn't Make Their Housing Payment In June
A stunning 30% of Americans didn't make their housing payment for June - a figure that is likely going to ripple through the housing industry in coming month...