Amanda H.
Can I be forced to accept Section 8?
I am located in Oregon, first time landlord. Our open house is tomorrow and someone has already mentioned they have Section 8 vouchers. My understanding is that it is an opt-in program? But that conflicts with the fac...
Jason Schmidt
can someone please explain this 50% rule to me?
I have heard from people on these boards that I can expect the operating expenses of the house I purchase to rent out would be about 50% of what I can get for it monthly. I could be misunderstanding it, but how is th...
Matt R.
Attn Bper: Bens $1000 a month rule - learn it, love it, leave it?
I was just reading Ben's latest blog post and he brought up some real numbers after owning 100 doors. His experience has led him to the conclusion you need to get $1000 per month(sfh) in order to cover expenses and st...
Peter Vekselman
Success Rate in Real Estate...Shockingly Low
If you had to guess, what is the success rate in real estate investing? Success being defined by someone being able to live above average lifestyle strictly based upon their earnings in real estate.I bet its below 5%...
Greg Weik
Why aren't Section 8 funds paid directly to the tenant?
I posted this on FB also, but I think it was a TL;DR situation, and/or no one really wanted to "go there." :)
If housing assistance, such as Section 8 is designed to help tenants, why not give them the funds direc...
Chip Chronister
Arkansas is trying to make wholesaling illegal
They are trying to make wholesaling illegal and also in this bill it states that if the real estate commission finds you guilty they can decide the fine or penalty. Of course this bill has been written by a realtor th...
Scott Morongell
YOUR biggest hurdle to buying an APARTMENT COMPLEX in 2019 is...
There are so many powerful, motivated, and driven investors on BP. This platform is amazing to connect, inspire, and help others. The goal of this is to help people jump over their hurdles and take action in 2019. So ...
Casey Mayton
make your case: Stocks vs Rentals
Read through the forums but looking for current advice on a strong argument for choosing rentals over non-qualified stocks over the long term. The biggest differences I can see would be the rental 1031 to avoid taxes ...
Christopher R.
One LLC or Many LLCs?
Hi! I would appreciate suggestions about forming LLCs. I plan on doing most buy and hold investing. I will buy single family homes and rent them out.Should I form one big LLC for everything? Or should I form one LLC p...
Brandon E
What are you other than a real estate investor?
It would be interesting to hear stories of what some of you did BEFORE discovering real estate;
Is your life dramatically different NOW? Will you or did you make it your goal to be a full-time investor? Does anyone re...