Patrick Jenkins
Do People Really Pay 1000+/month to rent a home?
I'm looking into real estate investing and the first question that comes to my mind is, "what could I potentially rent out a home for?" So I drive around town (Houston) looking at For Rent homes and call a few of them...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: What is your biggest challenge when analyzing a deal?
Welcome to our Question of the week! If you haven't voted in the poll, please do. We are talking about deal analysis this week. It seems to be challenging to commit to a deal if you aren't confident in your numbers. T...
Zac P.
Should I convert to baseboard heating?
I have a duplex that has two really old gas furnaces that are about to die on me. Instead of dropping $6000 on two new ones, I have contemplated replacing the heating with baseboard electric heat throughout. This plac...
Curtis H.
10 Year Plan. Does this make sense to you?
Hello fellow BP members, Does this seem like a good plan for someone who invests part time while having good W2 income and excellent credit? This seems like a very good strategy for building capital over a 10 year per...
Andrew Emery
Failed sewer scope, should we walk?
Hi folks, we are into our second potential deal that might blow up.My question is should we walk away from this deal? We have had the sewer scoped twice and found an offset both times, and we are asking the seller to ...
Ryan Rush
Getting discouraged. Everything is going wrong at once.
Everything has gone wrong all at once. I have 13 doors- which you would think would be able to handle about any issues that popped up, but the issues have happened too fast. I had insurance require roofs to be done- s...
Vinh Huynh
Negative cashflow on Rental Property .
Hi BP, I've just bought a property in Rancho Cucamonga in California and rent it out from last year. Since I live in Southern California, the price of real estate is kind of high. Therefore , although I've already pu...
Sam B.
$200k in six months - long distance RE challenge
I day traded currency futures in a past life and always kept an online journal to keep me accountable, share what I was doing with the community and have a little bit of fun. Even 10+ years later, I enjoy reading bac...
Rob Beardsley
Proponents for appreciation strategy?
I believe many in the BP community, myself included, firmly stand by "cash flow as the king" while appreciation is looked down upon. I would like to potentially hear the counter argument to broaden my understanding. W...
Steven Smith
Purchasing A 4 Unit Property With Negative Cash Flow. Bad Idea?
Hello Everyone. I'm in the process of closing on a 4 unit building in CA in which I will live in one of the units. I will be raising rents about 8% since the current owner hasn't raised rents in a long time. Even if I...