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So there must be other places like my town. The average (decent shape) 2 family home is selling from 250k-325k. And the average rent is $1100-$1300. These numbers don't work out for the 1% rule. Everything I've ever r...
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So let’s hear it from the pros. I am having sellers tell me to make them an offer because they want to sell in three months. I don’t like making offers if they are not ready to sell, because three months is a long tim...
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Hello everyone, I'm new to real estate investing. I live in Orange County, so my market is very high and numbers don't typically work.I'm looking for buy and hold, multi family properties. I recently started looking i...
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Hi BPI have been relentlessly trying to get a grip on a few of the hot markets in Florida. Particularly Orlando, Tampa Bay & Jacksonville. I find myself going around in circles and haven't yet deciphered which mar...
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This is my first home purchase and I am going through the final approval with the underwriter. I've quickly learned that the underwriting process is illogical, annoying, and can also destroy the entire deal while losi...
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So, here it is, I love SFR, I have A LOT of SFR, over the course of the last two years, have been dipping into the Multi-Family space and now graduating to 100+ units - still buying lots of SFR (I just cannot contain ...
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Here's why I don't like the 1% rule...A buy-and-hold investor should think long-term. The 1% rule doesn't matter as much if you have a 5-10 year investing horizon because it does not take into account appreciation or ...
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Not sure if I should still invest in a multifamily by Troy Upstate Ny, because it is not a Landlord Friendly State and protects bad tenants from being evicted right away in 2-3 months like you can in PA or CT..My Fe...
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a few days late since i am super busy with the current rehabs, but closed on #19 on thursday night. worked on it for awhile with the listing agent and the brokerage. they apparently have a great relationship with the ...