Hi All!I'm new to buy and hold investing. I'm using a excel spreadsheet that has a conservative 10% vacancy reserve and 10% maintenance reserve every month. I've spoken with turnkey companies that say they use a much ...

It seems as if a large number of buy and hold investors try to use the 50% rule for their rental properties. I myself think the rule makes perfect sense and that is what I use also.

I would like to get everyone's o...

Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it.  We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...

I wanted to start a discussion around Section 8. It seems a lot of people have been burned by a bad tenant or don't fully understand how voucher tenants are placed. I work with some investors here in Columbus, Ohio wh...

What's the best formula for finding a positive cash flow on a deal ?

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I am a soon to be a first time homebuyer of a multi family. I have noticed from just browsing online, homes selling with tenants already residing.  I plan on being a owner occupant.  
What are the pros &a...

So we got a new set of tenants, did the background check, credit check, everything came back OK. We popped over after 4 weeks to deal with an issue and I could not believe it. Now mind you, these are younger tenants, ...

Hello bigger pockets!I am looking into buying a duplex in the near future. From what i have been reading and listening to, typically its a good idea to look for 12% ROI. I plan on house hacking so obviously this will ...

I was just curious how many of you have multiple properties and just let Property Mangers take care of all aspects for every property you own? How much money are you giving up a year for this?  Is this amount of money...

Looking at purchasing a vacation rental and furnishing it in Phoenix; any advice on location, size and what to expect out of short-term tenants?