Gordon Vaughn
Beware of the SW Atlanta Beltline hype.
I have read a lot of hype about the Atlanta Beltline over the past few years here in Metro Atlanta. Usually a strong market buzz precipitates it's realization as people jump on the bandwagon and fuel the market dynami...
Kiko Mattoso
Buying STR with current rates as a retirement plan?
Hi everyone,I want an honest answer about something. I own only one STR property upstate NY that gives me around 11% cash on cash return. This means, I get like around 10k per year, net. But reading some posts here on...
Bryan Hancock
Is It Ethical To Structure Seller Financing on Wrap Transactions With the Intent to Default?
This subject has been poked around in several posts on BP and I am interested to know what others' opinions about it are. For the purpose of this thread "seller financing" is defined as follows:
1. The seller has a...
John Mathewson
Analysis on multi-units
So I have mainly stayed in SFR arena but wanting to expand my knowledge base. Looking for a rundown on what factors you're running on your deals when analyzing them. Such as maintenance, utilities... Just some things ...
Zac P.
Should I convert to baseboard heating?
I have a duplex that has two really old gas furnaces that are about to die on me. Instead of dropping $6000 on two new ones, I have contemplated replacing the heating with baseboard electric heat throughout. This plac...
Sam Trulli
Duplex vs Single family House Hack
Hello everyone,I’m looking into house hacking and wanted to hear some opinions on house hacking a duplex vs a single family home. It seems like a duplex is the better option as far as numbers wise with halving multipl...
Omid A.
SOLD! $45,000 profit to start the New Year.
Hey BP,I've yet to post any of my projects on here and they happen to be my favorite type of posts to see from other members so I figured I'd share one. This is a flip in Tigard, Oregon (suburb of Portland) that just ...
Eric Bilderback
Raising Rents
Curious what people thought about raising rents. I and a partner have a 6 plex locked up and rents are under market big time. They are currently at 505-550 and should be 650 or so. Would you advice immediately rais...
Isacc Lightbourn
What is a cap rate and why are they important ?
I hear the words “Cap Rate “ a lot. What is a cap rate and why re they important? Is it something added onto a loan interest rate or maybe equity in a property? What is a good cap rate?
Moises R Cosme
When Will The RE Market Crash?
The history of markets tells us that we will always have a crash.
This graph shows total consumer debt in the US since 2003
Housing crashes come from over indebtedness, this graph shows that US consumers have mo...