Kent Lyons
Growing Markets with 1% properties
I’m an out of state investor looking for potential markets to invest in for buy and hold SFR rentals. After hours of scrolling around the map and trying various cities, I was not having much luck finding a market wher...
Greg Scott
Cashflow vs Appreciation - Debunking David - Midwest wins!
In a recent podcast David Greene answered the question of a young person from San Diego. He commented that total returns in the Midwest are poor because they don't appreciate and rents don't go up. He specifically c...
Kenneth Hynes
Old Wood floors - Replace - refinish ? Keep ?
Doing a live in BRRR of a two unit and ripping up the old green shag carpet . Inspecting the wood floors beneath - Do you think these can be saved , or just replace
with LVP flooring ? The house will ...
Paul F.
Helping Parents Sell House (and potentially rehabbing)
Hi all,My parents have asked my brother and me to help them to eventually sell their house, and because my brother and I are still fairly new to the real estate game (the extent of our experience is that we have bough...
Mike McKinzie
Fudging the 2% and 50% rule
As has been discussed quite heavily on these forums, as investors, we look to 'gross' 2%+ of the purchase price and expect 50% of the rent to pay for all expenses except the financing.
Do any of you 'fudge' on these ...
J. Martin
Prices Peaking / Market softening in SF Bay Area? What have you seen?
Are things softening in the Bay Area, and if so, are you changing/modifying any of your strategy because of it? I was up at Bay Area Wealth Builder's RE meetup in Corte Madera (near Marin) last week with @Kathleen L. ...
Chris V.
Rehab Post - The Good, the Bad, the Photo's and the Numbers!
Anatomy of a Stockton Rehab - Lessons LearnedRehabbing a a topic that I have experience with. Too much experience really. I thought I'd put some photos together to lure readers and then work some Yoda like rehab-wisdo...
Milad Aria
Backyard Home / ADU in California (SoCal & NorCal)
I'm looking into importing prefab / modular houses from China to be used here in California as backyard homes / ADUs. Planning to get them permitted and certified for California and meet or exceed current codes so wh...
Bryan H.
Best way to tenant proof a house. (fixtures, appliances, surfaces etc.)
I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on different ways to tenant-proof a house and the best materials to do so. When I renovate a property I try my best to tenant-proof the property as best as possible withou...
Adam K.
Rental appliance strategy discussion
I have been doing a lot of searches on the BP forum about appliances for rental properties. I am really surprised to see that some landlords do not provide appliances. I am located in New Hampshire and I have never re...