Julie Hassett
Diary of my 1st Rehab Buy-and-Hold in Baltimore City
Hello BP!Today I closed on my first buy and hold rowhome in Baltimore City. It's my first real estate deal ever - and seeing as how I only have the faintest idea of what happens next, I figured my journey of figuring ...
Pyrrha Rivers
Analysis help, please.
Please help me look at this deal. I am getting really close to my first purchase. Have been learning all I can here, but feel nervous about my interpretation of how to analyze a deal and I know many of you can do i...
Luke Stewart
What should I ask when finding a contractor for a BRRR
I am looking to possibly do my first BRRR on a duplex this spring. It is two units of 2BR, 1BA with unfinished basements that will include 2 br, laundry room/storage and living room. So in the end 4BR, 2ba in each uni...
Greg Mitchell
401K
At this point I'm contributing 6% of my pay and getting 3% match by my employer. That's the max they will do.
The way I look at it, the company match basically protects my contribution from inflation, and any fund i...
Jeff Campbell
Are High-Interest Rates Stopping You?
The current high-interest rates have made it a lot more challenging for the average or new investor. To be honest I completely stopped buying for a few months when the low rates I was getting approved for more than do...
Chris Gerard
STRs - can I be convinced they are a good idea...
Does anyone have any thoughts on my current perspective: Properties have appreciated at a crazy rate in a short amount of time. Interest rates have since increased and may stay that way or go higher for the forseeable...
Rob K.
Rental Applicants: All kinds of crazy!
I recently received a call from someone about a house I have for rent. The call was from another state. In the past, I didn't receive many out of state calls because people were leaving Michigan by the truckload and f...
Lori C.
Tenant cement vandalism
We had the sidewalk and driveway redone on the tenant side of our duplex. Yesterday the concrete was poured. This afternoon I noticed that a smile, a pentagram and a third illegible mark had been inscribed in the now ...
Anand S.
Who's Selling in this incredibly Hot market?
This market is on overdrive. Who is taking chips off the table?
Jason L.
Rental Kitchen Cabinets: Is it worth it to buy more expensive?
I am remodeling a small kitchen (70 SF) I have on a house I have under contract right now. The kitchen is old and dingy, and I wanted to change it out so that we can add a dishwasher to the space (there currently isn'...