Benjamin Sulka
House Hacker Question: Paying the same amount owning vs. renting
Hey BP house hackers,Actively making offers on house hack deals in my area and want to get your thoughts on something. Many of the properties in more desirable areas (and higher potential for appreciation) would allow...
Maxwell Lee
Which Major Urban Market
My wife and I have done a fair amount of investing in cheap cash flow markets. Aside from two condos in NoVa, the second of which was sold earlier this year, we have no experience in high appreciation markets. We wish...
Account Closed
Average cap rate in Vegas right now?
Hey gang, Im looking to buy a 4-6 unit in Vegas right now for a buy-and-hold strategy. Not looking to do anything crazy, just buy a normal deal with no significant value add and in a decent area. What sort of cap rate...
Craig Mann
Looking into buying an investment/vacation condo.
We are looking to diversify our portfolio of SFH's and exploring beach condo's in FL Gulf Coast area. Curious if anyone has had any success with this? Ideally we want one that we can use on occasion and rent out the ...
Allen Lopez
condos/aparmensts vs home rentals?
So I have two condos, that I am thinking of selling and instead purchasing a house. Rent wise the numbers add up, but I’m curious is anyone know what goes up in value faster. I am assuming houses would. Also, what’s e...
Dustin Lunceford
First Buy and Hold - Learning A Lot!
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $132,000
Cash invested: $30,585
This house is a small 2/2. It is on a quiet street in a highly desirable area due ...
Mark Miles
Avoiding transfer tax with transfer to LLC
I know a lot of people write on here about transferring title to an LLC after closing. I'm curious - is everyone paying the transfer tax when they do this? It's particularly onerous in Pennsylvania, which charges a tr...
Nathan Gesner
Do you deviate from your process?
Applicant views a house we just listed. He's very interested and has "cash in hand" to move in today. I know this guy personally because he applied to rent from me a couple years ago. He had a good application but dec...
Liam Weld
Impact of Market Crash
Hi guys!I was once told that in a real estate market crash, the surrounding area of a city will fall in value just as much as the most desirable areas in the city. Basically saying that even though the outskirts didn'...
Michael Lieber
Seller Financing Terms
Hi Everyone,I’m a rookie real estate investor involved in an off market deal ,where the seller would like to use seller financing . We are in middle of negotiating terms as well as a price for the property and I would...