Matthew Ford
PM vs Self Managing - What's the breaking point?
Hey everyone! I'm curious to hear some opinions on the titled question. What does everyone consider the tipping point when they stop self-managing and start utilizing a property manager? Was it a bad tenant experience...
Jonathan Stevens
First STR purchased in the Smokies
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Sevierville.
Purchase price: $420,000
Cash invested: $50,000
This is my very first purchase. I leveraged equity out of my primary...
Charlie Stevenson
Spokane's Growth - What's Driving It?
DO YOU KNOW SPOKANE?? WHAT'S DRIVING THE ECONOMIC GROWTH?Having grown up in Spokane in the 90's, I've watched this once sleepy town mature into a vibrant city. Now as a budding RE investor, it's important to understan...
Jenny Kim
Semi-Newbie in Southern California
Hello BP Community!I am Jenny Kim. I have my primary residence and one rental property in the Los Angeles area. I say that I am a semi-newbie, because I already have one rental property (which was a condo I used to ...
Gary Waldron
Ready for the leap from Tacoma, Wa in the Great Pacific Northwest
As the title states above, I am ready to take the leap into the Real Estate Investing world. I just finished the “The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing” book and saw Brandon’s webinar last week on how...
Chris Coughlan
Finding Motivated Sellers...
I've read that you must build a buyers list first. I've also read that you should work on finding motivated sellers first and the buyers will come. I'm starting to believe the latter.
I've been posting online with ...
Avi Manthe
New Member looking to learn about rentals, flips, and development
Hi Folks,My name is Avi, and I have previous experience with buying 2 rental properties in the past, along with working in property management for several years. I have recently started a real estate company with a fr...
Eric Lopez
Estimating Operating Expenses
To my BP family,When I am running my pro forma on a potential investment property, I always get stuck on whether or not my expense numbers are correct. I can accurately estimate utility costs as most util companies ha...
John K.
software
I see other posts out there about software for rental properties. I can't seem to find any good solution that is designed more for a small portfolio rental property owner, and not for a property management company...
Jerome Klah
Importance of the 70% ARV concept?
For a novice investor/wholesaler, I am curious to fully understand the concept of the 70% ARV rule. I think I know the jist of it which is being able to buy a property at a discount, or cents on a dollar. But..how do ...