I am not a fan of the 2% rule, although I will say I think rent/cost is my favorite calculation. We usually determine what type of rent/cost we can accept in any given area and go from there. According to Gary Keller,...

Hi All, Im thinking of purchasing to buy and hold. Its a 3 fam. Two of the units have electrical heating. Ive read about the landlord pros and cons but was recently told that tenants will not want this rental because ...

I'm moving out of state and trying to decide if I should sell or rent my current home.., my current house built in 1996 is worth about 630k, mortgage balance is 210k on it. monthly payment is 2100 including tax and in...

Well, I would have liked my first "I just bought a rental property" post to be a bit more of a brag, but it isn't! I bought an apparently nicely cash flowing property (better than the 2% rule) in a flood zone in the b...

Does anyone have any experience or suggestions about installing solar panels on a rental property? I am in north Jersey and just purchased a 2 family. Looking for ways to improve my investment. 

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I just bought the book Real Book of Real Estate by Robert Kiyosaki. I cant seem to find any reviews on this book. Has anyone read it? What are your thoughts on this book or this author? It seems like in ...

Hello CA BP members!I am new to REI and joined BP several months ago. We live and Turlock and are looking for buy and hold multi family opportunities for cash flow. Unfortunately our area will not support cash flowing...

So we originally planned to move into the home then decided to keep our daughter in her current school. We have renovated this beautiful 4 bed, 3 bath Pool home on Amelia Island, it's a bike ride away to the beach, 7 ...

Hi fellow BPers!We are interested in purchasing a vacation rental property in Florida (we're in Toronto). Does anyone own one that can share experience? Best communities to look at (perhaps between Disney and Universa...