Matthew Aubert
HOA fees and what’s next
I’m about to purchase two duplexes and the builder changes and now says $10/month HOA fees (estimated he says). Throwing HOA fees at last minute pisses me off. Plus these are estimated which means they can easily go u...
Angelique F.
Equity Indexed Universal Life Insurance EIUL
Hey Everybody,
I was listening to podcast #17 with Jeff Brown and he talked about how EIUL's are a really great way for young people to invest in their future. In a nut shell, with this policy, part of your premium ...
Kyle R.
Pursue a judgment post eviction. Worth it?
Recently, I was forced to evict a tenant. Upon moving out, they accumulated nearly $6k in debt (past due rent, utilities, cleaning, attorney fees, etc.). As of now, I'm tossing around the idea of suing for money damag...
Alex Hal
Expensive, none value increase repair, still a good deal?
Hi, so I found a good deal on a property that has 3 buildings (2 office, 1 residential) in the Catskills NY area. The purchase price was 230k . We agreed on a price and I had the inspector out and he said that plumbin...
Brett Harrison
Analysis of a deal, what % to use?
I am in the process of analyzing deals and have been using the four square method as seen in a YouTube video posted by Brandon Turner. My question is, how much should I be putting in for Cap ex, vacancy, and repairs? ...
DeAndre Wheeler
Founding an education in Rehab/Construction for investing
I am getting into BRRRR investing and I do not have a large background in construction. I would like to educate myself as much as possible so that I will know what to expect from a contractor when I'm doing a rehab of...
Nawab I.
Starting an rental property search
Hi BiggerPockets communityI live in Bay Area and don't own a house. Given my current accumulated down payment (meager) and high prices here, I am instead thinking of buying cheaper houses somewhere else and use the re...
Brian Jacobson
How to know when to sell for earned equity
A little over 4 years ago I purchased my first property: a 3-flat in Chicago for $305,000. In Logan Square - now one of the hottest real estate areas in the city in terms of %increase in value and %increase in home s...
William Price
Section 8 tenant portion of the rent
Hi,I'm getting ready to rent a duplex to a Section 8 tenant and I have 2 prospective tenants. They both have vouchers and I wanted to ask them what portion of the rent they are responsible for. The rent is $1,800 an...
Allan Tualla
Ways to help increase property value
Hello Everyone,I was just wondering what are things that can be done to a property that my ultimately increase value of a property. I know this can be many things, but I was hoping to have some ideas thrown out there ...