Hey BP folks - so I'm considering my first commercial RE investment (5 units).  Here's the basics:480k price, 25% down60k annual rents 6k annual taxes3k insurance3k utilitiesGood location, low vacancy rate (assuming 6...

My wife and I purchased our first investment property and I am trying to figure out the best way to maximize returns.  it is a duplex that we are in the process of doing a full rehab on. It should be rented in Feb or ...

Dear BP community,I saw an 8 family today that I liked, but my math tells me it's not for me. The asking price is $1.1M.  On the debt service, I was going to leverage a home equity line for the down payment with a 2....

I'm trying to come up with some ideas for painting the exterior of our latest flip. It's a little tricky because of the stone work on the front. We will also be replacing the shingles. I was thinking about using black...

My main focus is going to be flipping for now. As I look for deals, my main issue is saying to myself, "would this be better off a rental?" What's the best metric for you in determining this?

I recently graduated high school and have always been interested in real estate. My goal would be to some day own rental property, flip houses for profit and sell homes. My problem is that I have no idea how to ge...

Good afternoon BP!I have two investors (one family, one friend) who would like to fund a flip I have under contract via notes @ 10% interest.What is the best way to structure these deals when you have multiple investo...

Tenants above us spend entire day in kitchen by using mortar & prestle to blend spices and dropping things on hard floor.We have warned them multiple times, but usless each time. We also complaint to our HOA 4 tim...

Does this affect your opinion of investing in a Family Dollar or Dollar Tree building? I've been looking at a Family Dollar that claims to be among the top 1% of Dollar Tree stores. I assume if they were going to clos...

If you had a pot of money you have to invest that you needed to live off of for decades, how would you invest it? "Conventional wisdom", modern portfolio theory, and the typical asset allocation of high net worth indi...