Robert McCormick
Should we stick with the potential tenant we have now or wait?
My family and I are nearly done with renovating a rental unit with the hopes of not only increasing the value therefore increasing the rent but to also attract higher quality tenants. We have a potential tenant who is...
Anthony Bonafide
New Construction Build Appraisal Low
I am looking to start my real estate investment career by moving into a new home and renting my current home. However, I have run into an interesting situation with a new construction builder builder at the final stag...
Rousner E.
Electrician- no permit
I got a licensed, bonded and insured electrician who I am planning on hiring to upgrade my electrical panel from an old fuse box to a breaker system. He stated to me that he will not pull a permit because the city ins...
Daniel Bourdeau
Rethinking the Impact of Airbnb Investments on Local Communities: Build Don't Buy
Hi everyone,
As a fellow Airbnb investor, I've been reflecting deeply on our role in the real estate market and its broader implications. I recently came across a study from UPenn in 2019 that really put things into ...
Daniel Dixon
Switch Indy duplex to affordable housing tenants?
Hey BP community!We’ve got an Indianapolis C-class duplex that we successfully BRRRRed in 2020. However, tenants have not been great, basically late on rent and/or leaving repairs that eat all profits. Appreciation wo...
Justin Koehn
First Live-in Flip done in Windsor, CO
Hi BP! First post here as I just learned about you guys this summer! So, here are the details of our (my wife and I and now a 1.5 year old son, and 3.5 yr old daughter) first flip. Well, really the first house we have...
Jayme Carlson
What is it going to cost me to gut and remodel my duplex?
I've worked in construction since I was in high school so I would like to tackle most of this myself, just maybe not the gutting. But I've always been the laborer and therefore mostly oblivious to the costs. So I'm lo...
Kyle Schuck
My First Flip. Best Learning Experience EVER.
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Concord.
Purchase price: $410,000
Cash invested: $110,000
Sale price: $650,000
Purchased an 886 SF 2/1 in an up-and-coming ne...
Rafael Perez
Conventional or FHA loan for house hack?
I'm not quite sure how the process goes for applying for an FHA loan but I am familiar with the terms. But I also know a conventional loan with a bank can be another route to take for my first primary residence home. ...
Isaiah Jernigan
Financing an ADU for STR
Hello BP. So I recently purchased my first house hack in Durham, NC about two months ago. My original plan was to put 3.5% down and use the rest to build an ADU in the back yard (and use it as a STR for cash flow) and...