Hi all! I'm in process of closing on a 96k rental property and trying to decide btw 15 and 30 year mortgage.  Below are numbers:Purchase price: 96,000Down payment: 20%Interest rate: 3.125% on 15 yr,  3.85 on 30 yrMont...

What would you estimate your median return on invested capital percentage annually to be between all of your rental properties?

I am hoping for some advice from a seasoned group of people. I am currently looking at acquiring my first property. This is an off market duplex that I found while walking around an area I was interested in. I was abl...

Hey guys,
I am looking at buying my first investment property. Here are the numbers:

Asking 160k, but I plan to offer much less
Units are 2/1’s, rent for $595 each
Built 1984
Tenants pay utilities

Income: $595 x 4...

Just prior to my first real estate investment in 2014, the 2% was heavily promoted by Brandon Turner.   Then more recently it was lowered to the 1% rule.  Now the current staff are promoting around .8%.   So interesti...

Dear BP community,I just made an offer on a fourplex and am looking for negotiation advice.  The property is in really good shape and had a new roof done on 2014.  The area is a B- neighborhood so it will not be too d...

I was browsing some properties in manhattan, ny and some in the surrounding area and noticed that most of these properties have a negative cash flow. So i dont understand why anyone would want to invest in these prope...

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We have decided to rent our house (that we live in) and move to South Bay in CA. We are planning to rent a house there and NOT buy one. Well, thats the discussion I had with Wheatie and Christian. Anyways, have a...

My name is Andrew VanCura. I am a recent college graduate from Illinois. I am 22 years old and ready to create the vision that I have dreamed about for years; a shipping container apartment building. I have done years...

I am a recent property owner and BP member. Things didn’t start too well and I would appreciate any advice on what I should do if the situation does not improve :End of october 2013 I bought two rehabilitated houses i...