Hi All,I own 4 SFHs each purchased in the last 7 months for approximately $85-$95K in the Wichita Falls market.  Problem is, the insurance is a killer!  Each property is running me around $1400-$1900 per year in premi...

Hello BiggerPockets, Looking for, well exactly what the title says, creative real estate financing. My goal is to grow, but to use less of my personal funds than I have done in the past, traditionally. I don't wish to...

Two separate properties for a total of 40 units, all 2br/1ba.

In a C-/D location of big city in the south. Average rent of all 40 units is $450/mo with $450 deposit. Tenants pay all utilities except water. (what ave...

Or, more specifically WHO is a real estate investor?As the term is now used, a wide variety of activities, some having almost nothing to do with investing, many having only a passive association with real property are...

First of all, I am a new real estate investor. My general strategy is buy-and-hold. I live in crazy California, so my real estate world is pretty bizarre.But, I think that a first time investor should think about star...

I made an offer on a MF short sale in PA - was a solid offer, at least 85%+ of appraised value. 2 months later the bank finally reviewed it and verbally advised my agent that they would be accepting the offer. We have...

Hi All,  I was curious to compare notes with others as to what minimum cash on cash criteria they use to determine if a deal is doable, and what is one they would be really happy with.  It seems to be that if your obj...

I am currently house hacking a 4-unit but I plan on moving out and renting out my apartment to maximize cash flow. For some reason it feels wrong to pay rent in my next move but it is what makes sense for me going for...

I wish this forum has a search function as I'm pretty sure this topic has been discussed in the past and there are probably plenty of opinions on the matter. Anyways, here we go:
I have two tenants that are up for re...

So I posted this in reddit but got slim to none responses and figured I should post it where the experts live. Also first time poster! Bear with this long existential post, and here it goes.

I'm a 30 odd year old h...