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Robin Grimes Tenant Applicants say the dumbest things
3 May 2023 | 1572 replies

Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.

I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Osazee Edebiri California Vs Out of State (really, but why?)
21 November 2022 | 210 replies

I think the constant discussion of California vs anywhere else is intriguing. So I pose a question. Hypothetical, if a person had a  2 million dollars to invest, they purchased property with 1 million in California an...

Hassan Omar For Jan, Feb and March I'm going to buy some houses; here's how..
3 August 2009 | 129 replies

Hey folks, happy new year.

The other day I was asked to show a friend all the steps required to find and buy a fixer upper house here in the Atlanta market. Not a hard task, but doing it the right way is. That said ...

Jacob Kline Property under contract and tenant won’t allow showing
11 January 2020 | 134 replies

I’ve got a property under contract, it’s a preforeclosure and I’m trying to wholesale it. This will be my first wholesale deal. The owner lives out of state and his daughter is living in the property (I’m assuming ren...

Jeff C. Cringeworthy self promotion on BP
31 December 2019 | 126 replies

Has anyone else had their fill of posts concocted ostensibly to be informative but that are obviously thinly veiled attempts to funnel the uninitiated to the posters classes, syndication capital raise attempts, sub-to...

James Somers 401k or Real Estate?
12 October 2021 | 108 replies

I know this may be a weird question to ask on a real estate forum (Im thinking the vast majority of responses will be pro real estate), but I wanted to get some different perspectives from the BP community.  I current...

Will Barnard Cash Flow vs. Appreciation
1 July 2008 | 182 replies

Many have argued/claimed here on BP that cash flow on residential properties is of vital importance and investors can not put food on the table with appreciation. I disagree. Once you have built a business with many r...

Scott Trench Investing in Blue States > Investing in Red States
25 July 2024 | 62 replies

Intentionally triggering headline for this community, I know. 
But, hear me out. 
The policies that are so obviously destructive in many blue states (rent control, NIMBYsm for zoning, high taxes, regulations, fees) ...

Carmelo Lopez When's this bubble going to pop?
27 September 2018 | 135 replies

Fannie Mae is increasing the DTI to 50% starting July 29th. America's largest mortgage lender is making it easier to buy their first home.

In the last housing bubble, just about anyone with a pulse was approved for ...