Background: Up front - working numbers daily to get in the routine of analyzing deals. This is part of that. At this stage, I'm not ready to buy. Having said that, I'm trying to approach this using @David Greene's mod...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Bakersfield.

Purchase price: $145,000

Cash invested: $33,000

My first investment property, woot woot! Duplex 2bd/1bth per...

Doing a cash-out refi. The lender said terms would be more favorable with taxes/insurance put in escrow. Sounded good until the paperwork showed that 11 months of taxes and 10 months of insurance would be included in ...

Thinking of living in the house first (house hack) with roommates and then fully rent out the 3 bedrooms later.House: 3 bed/2 bath Asking price: $337kOffer price: $292-310kARV: $330kRent: $2600 (2 bedrooms: $800 x2; b...

Hey BP Community,It seems as if a lot of people really like to hear about short-term rental/ AirBnB stories, so I thought I would share a deal that has been “operational” for four months now…First, I live and work in ...

We have one rental unit that is just not attracting qualified tenants. Does anyone have any pointers for lower end apartments? Our other units are fully renovated and attract young professionals that can follow direct...

Ok. I put a property under contract from a wholesaler "as is" and no inspection contingency (but no major defect warranty) and paid $1000 EMD. When I walked the property with my contractor the second time, we found ...

Hi All, Going through a cash out refinance for my primary property so I can use it for investment, I'd like to understand the pros and cons of the different appraisal approaches and how it can impact the appraisal of ...

I've wanted to ask this for a while but have been reluctant for fear the answer should be obvious, and/or it's been covered ad nauseum...so please accept my apology if either are true.

With the 3x rule, how is it aff...

This is a house I am trying to sell, my exit strategy is to flip it to an investor, I am not getting any hits on my marketing campaign. I need some suggestions.

The house: http://www.postlets.com/repb/8916907