Keith Turley
DO ALL HOMES APPRECIATE? ????
What factors will cause a home to appreciate? And would buying a home that was built under a certain year not have a chance of appreciation. In advanceThank you all for your responses.
Joshua King
Sellers agent is against using an FHA loan
Hi First time buyer here. Im giving an initial offer on a duplex and my agent says the seller is against me using an FHA loan. According to the sellers agent the house won’t pass due to paint chips. Has anybody worked...
Dannielle Givens
Does the location of the house on the lot affect home prices?
Hey BP Chicago Fam, my husband and I are currently looking for a home to house hack that will be cash flow positive at least by year 2 of us living there (we expect to relocate back to Florida in year 2 or 3). We foun...
David VanWinkle
Strategy for inheriting 2 (long term) underpaying tenants?
I'm about to close on my first multifamily property in 2 weeks! I am buying the property because it is a growing area and current rents in 2 of the 3 units are much lower than they should be, but the catch is that all...
Carlo D.
To furnish, or not to furnish
I'm about to close on my first rental property in NYC. I plan to do some cosmetic upgrades after then rent it out. Is it better to rent it out furnished or unfurnished?
Michael Seutin
CASH FLOW question
I bought 3 ppties so far. I am learning and improving eacth time. But I didn't do so good at first. Here is a recap using the 50% expense rule that I believe in cos it is proven in my ppties.
1st Ppty: SFH bought in...
Adam Moehn
Do you update electrical in your rentals?
When I'm looking at houses to purchase as rental properties, a decent percentage still have fuse boxes. Many also have all or mostly two prong outlets. I feel like a lack of 3 prong outlets is impractical for modern l...
Kyle Collette
Securities Backed Line of Credit (Pledged Asset Line)
Hey BP Community,Question for you all: Looking to open a Line of Credit (called a Pledged Asset Line by Charles Schwab) against my brokerage investment accounts. Does anyone have any experience with this? I opened a H...
Aaron Linden
Smart Home Upgrades for Rental
I have a rental that is available near a college (typically students occupy this). I am wondering what people think of the value of 'smart upgrades'. Has anyone done any testing or research on doing some smart home up...
James DeRoest
12v lighting wiring and NEC
This is for my home that I'm renovating at the moment, not a rental. Just so we're clear.I want to put in a set of high ceiling lights, but going 12v led rather than full blown 110v downlighters. There will be about 6...