Timothy Lawrence
House Hacking Advice (Washington D.C, Nova, Baltimore Area)
Hello All,Today is the day I decided to upgrade myself from being a lurker to being an actual poster. For some background info, I am 22 years old, and I graduated college in May 2024 with my bachelor's in construction...
Ryan Moore
CD vs Savings, comparing the rates
On Ally, their savings accounts are 1.75% right now. I was looking at their other products... why would anyone even consider a money market at 0.9%-1.0% and CDs that are <1.75%? Is there something I'm missing abo...
Tyler Smiarowski
Approach to investing in lower income areas
Just wanted to get opinions on how people approach investing in low income areas. I've heard people who have done very well investing in these areas and others who tell you say don't even consider it. My current pr...
Amit M.
Rental showings during coronavirus/Covid-19
Landlords- How have your showings for rental units been effected by coronavirus? Are you seeing a drop in demand the last 2-3 days from say 1-2 weeks ago? Are tenants hesitant to make a move now? Filling vacancies bec...
Kelvin Washington
Should I Refinance Free/Clear Property To Buy Another Property?
Hi all! I currently have a SFR Rental Property that I paid off late last year. I am very interested in doing more real estate investing, but this time, using the BRRRR Technique. So, instead of using private/hard mone...
Chris Da
Drug addict/Convicted Felon in unit...Hummm
Hello all, has been a long time...Anyway, need some advice about a situation I had tonight in PA.
About 4 months ago I agree to rent a unit to a girl who I was told, had an alcohol problem in the past, but has been c...
Keeya WangJones
Renting my new investment by the room
Hi BP,
It has been an exciting year but also a painful one. I finally bought my first investment property and put a some funds into to create a granny flat studio. Unforeseen because mostly lack of experience and it’s...
Denise Mayo-Walley
HELP! Water leak under floor - move tenant to hotel?
Hello BP community! One of my rentals in Houston, TX developed a water leak over the weekend. My handyman initially thought it was from the washing machine but it turns out that it is coming from under the floor. I'...
Tim Phun
Interest Rates
Just wanted to see how fellow BPers feel about future interest rates? As all investments are linked to rates, I feel that rates in the future matters a great deal.
If an investment property is purchased today and th...
Mitchell Jaworski
Why all the hate on 8 - percent that is.
Hello fellow BPers. I've noticed alot of posts where people don't consider an 8% return to be worth a deal or feel it is taking on too much risk for an 8% return. Whether it's investing in a turnkey property or a r...