Nathan Gesner
When is it OK to talk about money?
In 2005 my oldest brother asked me how my house sale was going. I mentioned it went under contract in three days and we were making $125,000 profit. I was in the military and would be considered lower middle-income at...
Matthew Mucker
Where does the 50% rule come from?
I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
Matt J.
Fastest route to $10,000/Month Passive Income
I’m at $1890/month passive income currently from 4 rental properties and want to scale to $10,000/month in the next 3 years. What is the most efficient or fastest route to get me there?
Ryan Stumbo
Is Cash on Cash Return Irrelevant in Arizona?
So, recently I have been trying to branch out and buy real estate in other states. I'm currently working in Arizona so I thought "hmm it's nice out here, I should try to get a property or two while I'm out here." I am...
Seth Mosley
45% expenses ??
Hey all.
Writing about the john reed article that was posted on here a bit ago, talking about how most investor's deals they say are good are actually not at all, because according to him, every property over time av...
Jay Hinrichs
The 2% rule kills values
As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...
Lauren Hogan
(SURVEY) It's tax season and we have a few questions!
BiggerPockets would like to know how you approach taxes. I've created a (less than) 5-minute survey and it's completely anonymous. You can take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MJY6RD8 Thank you to ever...
Karen Lomison
Smokies Advice- Age & BRs
Hi BP! First time poster, couple month lurker ;)Looking for advice for buying a STR in the Smokies. My sister bought 2 cabins recently from @AveryCarl and I think I've finally convinced my husband to get in on the a...
Amiris Brown
Cost of bullet proofing a house?
So, there's this house that has been deeply discounted about $100,000 off its original listing price. Just last month there were 3 armed robberies next door to that house on a street with businesses. There have been m...
Herman Fox
Should I sell my Bay Area property to buy a house with cash in Phoenix?
I'm a late newbie RE investor and only own a primary residence with a family of two kids. We have about 600k equity in our Bay Area,CA house with another 650K left to pay on our 2.5% refinanced mortgage. I also hav...