Dillon Dinglasan
Forced Appreciation on a Condo
Hey BP Community! Currently as of right now I am searching for my first rental property in the suburbs of Chicago. As condos being my only option right now, what are your views on forced appreciation on a 1b/1ba or 2b...
Benjamin Richards
Black Friday good deals for appliances?
I need to upgrade my refrigerator in the condo I'm hacking, and I was in Best Buy this weekend and saw that they are offering ~40% off, free delivery, and 0%/18 month financing on new appliances. So I saw a lot of nic...
Nora Davila
My 1st investment from 2018
Investment Info:
Mobile home buy & hold investment in San Jose.
Purchase price: $55,000
Cash invested: $15,000
My 1st investment. Mobile trailer for short-term rentals, rented on Airbnb. Low main...
Alan Rekowski
Distressed Milwaukee 13 Family
I recently purchased an apartment building on Milwaukee's south side and I am currently doing several bathroom remodels. I am running into a slowdown on every apartment I work on when it comes to drywall work. I am ...
King Kramer
Market filters when deciding on an area to invest
What are the recommended filters to analyze when deciding where to invest? Job rate, schools, crime, etc. What else?
Greg Scott
Why you shouldn't invest in parts of California, Missouri, Illinois, or Kentucky
Real estate has always been location, location, location. I've often heard BP use the terms "Cash Flow markets" and "Appreciation markets", and they are generally referring to low-priced markets as "Cash Flow" and h...
Jack B.
How to protect equity from next crash?
I thought commercial properties would do it since they are valued by their NOI/cap rate, but I hear that's not the case since the cap rate fluctuates as the economy expands and contracts, thus also affecting commercia...
Trey Beltrand
Connecticut Cash Cow
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Bridgeport.
Purchase price: $298,800
Cash invested: $15,430
Triplex
9 Bed
3 Bath
$4,648 Gross Rent
Jay Abdallah
Two reasons I sold all 16 units - How can I avoid a repeat?
Since 2016, I bought (with the intention of keeping) 16 doors in Buffalo, NY. I live in a foreign country, and depended on a property manager to manage my portfolio. After 5 years of abuse, miscalculations, grossly ...
Account Closed
Homedepot or Lowes?
Im just curious on which store you all use for your rental property material and why and what you buy there?
For me it is a combination of the two.
Homedepot:
For paint I use Kilz Pro-X dead flat, all fans and light...