Alex Pyatetsky
Convince Me Not to Invest in Austin (Aka. Scrub My Thesis)
Quick Background
I'm a first time investor that fell in love with Austin, ironically, by getting quarantined there for 1/2 of 2020. I was well aware of the growth over the past 10 years, but when Joe Rogan + the enti...
Shilpa Matlock
Market Selection-Ohio-Population/Rents/Property Values
I am choosing to invest in the Ohio markets. I like the cashflow aspect of it and the affordable prices (which lowers the barrier for a newer investor like me who doesn't have a lot of 1031 funds/equity to work with)....
Erich Henson
net worth vs income/cash-flow thoughts
I've been investing in real estate for 15-20 years. I used the infamous BRRRR method to purchase beat-up single-family homes and turn them into rental properties. With my background as a mortgage broker, I was able ...
Samantha Klein
Tenant locked out, should I charge a fee?
Hi everyone, around 9PM last Friday night, my tenant texts to say she locked her keys in her apartment and asked if I would stop by to let her in, this was 9PM at night but I only live 5 min from the property so I agr...
Joe S.
Buying a house with a non-paying renter. How should I proceed?
I’m buying a house in a couple of days and there is a renter in it that hasn’t paid their rent for the last month according to the seller. The renter went on a month-to-month lease over a year ago. Should I get the ...
Account Closed
Why do people invest in 6.5 to 7% cap rates?
I live in midwest ohio which is supposed to have some of the highest cap rates in the country and I am consistently seeing low B grade multifamily properties selling for 7 percent cap rates, is the competition really ...
David Kuhlke
CPA charging me $3,000 to prepare simple tax return?!!!
Hello BP community, My wife and I work w-2 jobs and own 3 rental properties... nothing crazy. Is it normal for my CPA to be charging me $3,000 to prepare our tax return? This is my first time using a CPA and I don't k...
Dillon O'Connell
How do I get started flipping houses?
Hi BP community, I looking to break into the Fix n Flip REI strategy and I have a few questions. 1) What is the first thing I should do? Is it finding local properties in disrepair, finding hard money lenders, or get...
Jim Davis
If you were to start from scratch today...
My wife and I have become increasingly interested in diversifying our portfolio and investing in real estate. Most of our non-liquid assets are invested in a low-cost, globally diversified ETF portfolio, but see a lot...
Scott R.
Main sewer line replacement..
Im sure tons of you have replaced your sewer line yourself.. hopefully.. lol
bout to tackle this project myself and hopefully save several thousand dollars.. just wondering if anyone had any advise they'd like to shar...