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Justin Miest To save up to buy first property or pay off debt first?
13 July 2018 | 14 replies

Hello everyone,I've been spending the last 2 Months or so listening to as many BP podcasts as possible and reading recommended real estate books. There is a lot of information to take in so I just wanted to get some i...

Clay Monroe First (Future Rental) Property Purchased!
29 October 2019 | 6 replies

My wife and I (23 and 25) have been listening to audios, podcasts, reading books, etc. for the past couple of years while getting into a position to buy a property with the intention of building an empire. We lived in...

Brian Cooke First Rehab. Cincinnati Tri-Level
10 March 2017 | 16 replies

Probably should have started this earlier. I’m a few weeks in, but I’ll split the post up so that it flows a bit better than a giant long read.Been getting all sorts of RE education through biggerpockets and my local ...

Fed Finjap Reflecting on my first year house hacking a 3-flat in Chicago
2 January 2025 | 11 replies

Hey everyone,
As 2024 comes to a close, I wanted to share my experience managing a 3-flat in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago during my first year as a landlord. It’s been a wild ride—full of challenges, lesson...

Joe P. "A year+ of progress...or maybe not." Deal Analysis after 1 Year
31 October 2019 | 27 replies

Thought this would be fun to expose some of the financials and situations of my current rental.I purchased a duplex in Gloucester City, NJ in July 2018; I've had it now for over a year.Here are the initial numbers:Pur...

Stephen Lynch Long term mortgage or keep it in the HELOC
25 August 2024 | 13 replies

Hello,
I'm seeking advice regarding a new construction property I built in Columbus, Ohio. As a background, I have a well-paying job and am not in immediate need of cash. I'm not taking significant risks with new pro...

Joe Grebe Basic Budget Question
15 December 2017 | 39 replies

This is the most basic budget question.  My wife and I use Mint.com to track our finances and we just finished sitting down and looking at our spending for the year.  This gives a really good place to start for a budg...

Michael Andrews Help assessing a deal with the 1% rule
11 January 2018 | 30 replies

I've been looking for my first multifamily property and I found a fourplex that just popped up on the MLS at $330,000 getting a net rental income of $2500.  Looking at the 1% rule the price is way over the rental inco...

Jonathan Dickerson Back Rent Collection From Vacated Tenants
5 September 2018 | 11 replies

Short version: 4 adults (family) rent our Townhouse on a 3-year lease. "Bob-The Son" gets hooked on heroin, vacates the property, returns to steal everyone else's stuff to pawn for drugs, gets arrested and goes to jai...

Sam Leon Providing proof of repairs to insurance after hurricane damages
7 August 2018 | 2 replies

I have a kind of an odd questions for fellow landlords or if anyone is in the insurance side.Last year when Irma hit South Florida, I suffered quite a bit of damages on a number of my rental.A particular one is a mult...