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Hello Everyone.Wondering if anyone has had any success with rental markets in the Wellington Heights neighborhood in Cedar Rapids. It seems as though the houses are priced well. It is close to Coe College which could ...
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Hi, I am nearing completion of a rental property and need to decide whether to use laminate or granite. The price I was quoted for 47 sq ft of laminate installed starts at $1300 for A level through to $1500 for C lev...
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Alright BP Nation, this is the start of Year 2 of the Real Life of the Real Estate Investor thread.In the first year of the Real Life of a Real Estate Investor, without meaning to do so, it attracted and resulted in ...
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I have a set of applicants that are a couple moving in together.
Applicant 1 has a 773 credit score and can easily meet the 3x rent income on his own. Librarian for the city
Applicant 2 has a 561 credit score but ...
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Hi BP Community, I'm an investor in a few Ohio markets and I'm looking to break into Detroit. I live in New York.My initial research points to Detroit being an excellent cashflow market, almost too good! I would love ...
Considering buying a short term rental - wanted to know if anyone here has had any experiences, good, bad, ugly? The financials look pretty sound to me. HOA's are high, but overall seems like a good bet on the outs...
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Hey (first post here) I’m closing on a property that will be used as a vacation rental. However the previous owner had a long term tenant in the property. I have just received their contact information and I need to l...
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I’m looking to purchase or manage rental property in Kauai east/north side. Just recently got my Hawaii license and have a lot of history/experience in management both long & short term rentals... I’m looking to s...
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I have a question on what is the appropriate commission to negotiate...
Background: For 5+ years my wife & I have been planning on semi-retiring & watching a semi-rural area (ranching/farming type community w...