Chad S.
Need advice on buying second income property.
My wife and I bought a duplex in 2012 with an FHA Loan. We lived in half for the required 12 month then moved out and rented to establish the second rental. It now cash flows 1050/month and has appreciated roughly 30k...
Jose Aguilar
2k monthly mortgage, wheres the cash flow?
Hi, I'll make this brief. I have no assets but am planning a future in real estate. I research occasionally and build scenarios in my head to see how purchasing proprieties will result in cash flow. This most recent s...
Carolyn Ki
DTI: car, HOA, IRS payments
I'm trying to figure out my DTI but haven't been able to verify if the following items are counted as debt or not. Can anyone clarify?
1) Car payment: paid by my SCorp
2) HOA payment: this is an HOA payment for a r...
Dustin Strahle
Need directions. Credit advice
Long story short, I have owned homes most of my life. I remodel houses and most of my houses in the past have been bought cheap, fixed up and sold. I went through a divorce 7 years ago and screwed up my credit. I h...
Kevin Linh
Help with analyzing multifamily in LA County
Hello BP, I found a Duplex in Temple City (25 mins from LA), CA I'm curious if I analyzed the deal correctly. I'm going to try and see if the owner will do seller finance.Front house, 3Br/1 & 1/2 BaBack house, 1BR...
Account Closed
Refinance for lower mortgage payment and cash out for capital
Hi everyone, this is my first post so I apologize in advice if I'm making a mistake. I am new to investing in real estate and upon researching, I found this forum very helpful in learning insights. However, I have som...
Thomas Poloncarz Jr
Adjustments to BP rental Calculator when House hacking
Hello, I'm trying to run some numbers on the BP Rental Calculator on properties that I may be interested in house hacking. I'll be using an FHA 3.5% down loan as this will be my first investment property. I'm curiou...
Ben Forbus
Is This a Good Deal?
Happy Friday everyone! I'm looking into a couple properties around northeast Dallas, TX and I'm hoping you can tell me if I'm looking at my numbers right for one of them. This would be my first deal in a rental prope...
David Martin
Should I buy a home or STR property first?
Hello! My wife and I currently live in an apartment, would like to move into a home within the next year, and would also like to start investing in some STR properties. Is there a clear answer of which one we should d...
Will Stewart
Analysis shows positive monthly cash flow but a negative 50% rule
Can someone explain this like I am 5? So in the analysis of this property, it shows a positive cash flow of around $300 a month. However, when I look at the 50% rule at the bottom of the analysis it shows a negative c...