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Brandon Sturgill What % Do You Use for Expenses & Vacancy on a Rental Property?
18 November 2014 | 51 replies

Do you have a standard percentage you use for evaluating a rental property...I feel comfortable with 10% across the board...any thoughts?VacancyCapXRepairs...Thanks

Kimberly C. $190K of cash incoming but too many options has me stuck. Local (SoCal) vs OOS
5 April 2023 | 34 replies

I just started listening to the BiggerPockets podcast about a week ago (due to this incoming windfall of cash that I initially didn't have a gameplan for) and I think I’ve powered through 20+ podcasts so far! I cannot...

Jon Mbu Is it typical for a Contractor to request 20% or more upfront?
13 July 2015 | 46 replies

Our General Contractor is requesting a 28% downpayment upon signing the contract for rehab work, prior to any work being started and he claims that he has been doing this for decades and never had issues with that bei...

Diane G. Rent is dropping quickly in San Francisco
21 July 2017 | 85 replies

So I have a rental that is currently on the market in the A+ neighborhood in San Francisco.. When I posted the listing on Zillow 13 days ago, the Zillow calculated rent is $4600, and that became $4300 today...Also, fo...

Robert Steele Is the market drowning in newbies?
25 June 2013 | 43 replies

I have been getting the impression over the past two years that more and more people are entering the world of REI.

When I started a decade ago I was somewhat of a pariah amongst friends, family and work colleges. No...

Kaylee Walterbach Did you make any rookie mistakes? (Plus, NEW BOOK!)
9 February 2022 | 78 replies

First-Time Home Buyer: The Complete Playbook for Avoiding Rookie Mistakes is available now!

@Mindy Jensen and @Scott Trench have been buying and selling houses for a collective thirty years. In First-Time Home Buye...

Jeff Rabinowitz Rent is current. Tenant wants to renew. I won't. Am I nuts?
23 March 2015 | 54 replies

This may be the strangest thing I have ever encountered in my time as a landlord. Here's a little background info: This property is managed by my property manager. It is rented at the highest amount it ever has been. ...

Gregory Schwartz Boring Buy and Hold Investors
2 October 2024 | 71 replies

Where are all my boring investors at? Does anyone else prefer good old buy-and-hold long-term rentals?
20-25% down, duplex, break even on cashflow in a promising area. That's what gets me excited. 
I've done major r...

Dave Vona Is SFR investing worth the return? An IRR analysis
8 November 2024 | 22 replies

Hi, I’m trying to decide whether I continue to actively invest in single-family (or small multifamily) long-term rentals or invest with a multifamily syndication. I decided to run IRR (Internal Rate of Return) calcul...

Michael E. Creating my unfair advantage
31 January 2022 | 67 replies

Hello BP!I just wanted to share my plan for creating an unfair advantage for myself. Another title for this post could be "From adversity to advantage"1. Become a licensed contractor. In Michigan all I have to do is t...