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We are a group of investors from NY, NY, TX looking to buy a duplex in FL. Many of the deals we evaluate are showing 7-8% cap rates, which works well for us, but once we stick a management company fee on there it is w...
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Hi,
I was wondering (this is a question for those who have already established their real estate business):
How far out of state would you go?
Of course, knowing that the profit and everything (hotel, rental car, etc...
I thought it would interesting to share some recent experience we have had with some of these instruments. To that extent, an illustration of the pain that can come with working with an instrument that is not the...
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What do you recommend for short term savings? I’ve been a bit timid with purchasing my first investment property. Analysis paralysis makes me hesitant at this time with interest rates what they are and anticipating a ...
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Hey I’m seventeen years old and trying to figure out what to do with my money. I make upwards of 10k a year from a w2 job and save every penny. I want to own a multi-family house in my college town by the time I am 20...
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Hi BiggerPockets Community - pretty new to the site and forums. I am not sure if this has been posted already, if it has then my apologies in advance and please point me to that thread.I've been looking at different R...
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Greetings BP,I have been running numbers and looking into renting a single rooms to college students vice entire homes to families. All the numbers I run lead to positive cash flow, but I’d love to hear from some inve...
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Hi BP community, I just finished listening to Mike Butler's "Landlording on Autopilot" audiobook, and I found his chapter on showing vacant units very interesting. For those that haven't read or listened, he recommend...
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Robert Campbell, who’s a well-regarded real estate trend-spotter based out of Southern California, has finally spoken on the bubble that’s formed in San Francisco. In his semi-monthly newsletter, he’s identified a few...
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I had tenants rent my 2,850 SF house for 5.5 years. They disclosed their four dogs before signing, and they gave me a $500 extra deposit for that (in addition to last month's rent). And the wife said to me as they wer...