Seb Ko
Skyrocketing insurance costs!?
Hi everyone, wanted to see what your experience has been with home insurance costs. I own a 2-unit primary residence in Lakeview and premiums have doubled in 1 year from ~3200 to ~6500. I have 0 claims - this is stric...
Michael Gloss
Painters w/o Insurance
First time poster, long time researcher/reader. I just had a GC repair all the rotten wood on our exterior trim and now need to hire a painter to scrape and paint the exterior trim. 42 windows, so big job. We own a...
Barry Smith
Investor Websites -- Is this for real?
I found this Service for Investor Websites that looks too good to be true, $295 for FOUR websites (Buy, Sell, Wholesale, Private Investor) and only $65 per year hosting fee, which looks to have all the bells and whist...
Lauren Pitts
Robust Vacation Rental Software
I have seen this question come up many times for the affordable end. I am currently using Smartbnb. I am looking at the bigger software packages such as Hostawy, Kigo, Streamline, or VRM because I am scaling and need ...
Jason Wright
Employment history, Down Payment, or Savings?
Hello BP!So, here's the set up - I recently scored a new job and my ideal situation is to start shopping for investment (multifamily) homes in the next 6-8 months. Therefore, I will have only about 6-8 months of emplo...
Mandy S.
Is a refi or a heloc the way to go?
Hi all-
We just got started in the SFR game last year and have just filled our second rental this month. For our third acquisition we're wanting to try something more like a brrrrr. We were able to do a cash refi o...
Endory Neves
Looking for Realtor/Investor to Start out this Journey
Hey guys I’m looking for a Realtor/Investor to help me locate a good first investment home. I work in the auto industry so I’m usually traveling a lot around the country and want to wet my toes in a few markets. I’m l...
George Carr
Twitter Tips to Accumulate a Massive Following and Tons of Web traffic
Step#1
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up your new twitter account you may want to upload a
nice photo but more importantly you d...
Eyal Hevroni
$100k, 3 Bed & Big Dreams: Help a Newbie Find the Sweet Spot
Hello BP community,
I am an experienced real estate investor from Israel and I am excited to venture into the Detroit market. I am planning to invest around $100,000 into my first Buy & Hold house within the next...
Ryan Standage
Understanding the 50% rule
I have been reading up on the 50% rule, and i am trying to understand it fully. My previous method of calculating expenses only adds up to a mere 35%
my old way includes
Property tax x 12
Mortgage insurance x 12
Re...