Zachary Zinn
Save or Pay off Debt?
Question for you all to see what makes more sense to do right now.Debt: I have $15k in credit card debt that has an interest rates of 10-16% depending on the card. Minimum monthly is $350 but I usually put a little ex...
Stephanie Jamgochian
Tenant Requested Lowered Rent AND a Dog
I own a "B+" SFR in a HCOL university town with vacancy rates under 3%. I've owned this unit for the last 2.5 years and have had three turnovers since (first tenant broke lease after 5 months due to job loss and the...
Isaiah Williams
Is paying a consultant with no license commission even legal?
OK, so this is something I had no idea about but was just brought to my attention. I used to be a property manager for an apartment community, and I also was responsible for my leasing consultants getting paid their c...
C. Buzzetta
Can stupid people successfully invest in Real Estate?
I'm an older blue collar working lady. Never went to college and really bad at math. Been working in retail supermarkets since age 16. I just moved to a small town in Missouri. I'm currently unemployed, but I've b...
Shane Short
Am I doing something wrong? Finding deals seems too easy...
Hi everyone,My name is Shane, I'm not necessarily new to the investing world as I've been lurking and educating for years now, but I am yet to make the leap of buying a first investment property. However, I think I'm ...
Larry Smith
2% rule when house hacking?
Hello BP, I am currently looking to house hack a duplex here in Toledo Ohio.I am able to get a Fha Loan on the property because I will be living in it. The bank also has free 3% funding for houses in lower income area...
Joe Dowdell
Multi-Families in Richmond, Virginia
First of all, this is my first post so I hope I'm posting in the right forum. I have been spending the last few months reading as many books on Brandon's List as well as a few others (i.e., Rich Dad, Poor Dad (actuall...
Brandon Cravens
How Did You/Do You Raise Rents On Small Multifamily
I purchased a 9 unit multifamily in Tacoma last year. Almost all the units are below market rent, especially considering the recent improvements. The only unit that is not below market rent is the one that we just ren...
Geoffrey K.
Married, kids, jobs, mortgage, and curious about REI...
I have been poking around BP for about a year now, hemming and hawing about what my future investment options are. While I am new to real estate investing and still educating myself on the concept, I have been intrigu...
Nate S.
1031 Properties
Hi all.I am thinking of selling a few properties in 2016. I would prefer to do a 1031 exchange on them to avoid paying the tax, but most markets in the US seem overbought right now (both SFH and multi-family). I am a ...