For those of you who have a minimum reserves/unit, do you consider that reserves fund as part of your out of pocket expenses to acquire a rental when calculating your COC return?

Hey BP,I was wondering if there was a market of people looking to buy turnkey properties or a small or large portfolio of them? For you turnkey purchasers, I was hoping you could tell me more about your buying strateg...

Newbie here- I haven't identified any specific assets yet but I'm looking at 4plex or smaller. My strategy for getting started is to use a HELOC for my down payment and all other upfront cost and reserves, then refina...

My name is James Staples V .  I live in Clarksville Tennessee.  I am 56 y/o and have been on SSD for 20 years.  i am married, my wife  [ 60 y/o ] is also disabled due to no kidneys and is on Home Hemo Dialysis, but sh...

Looking to buying a first investment property, and we were curious if it makes more sense to put in more money down for a lower interest rate or save that extra money to jump start the next investment property purchas...

Was originally planning on remodeling the house but those plans are now canceled. We have roughly $100k sitting in a savings account doing nothing. We want to put into this our core four lazy portfolio now.With the US...

I see a lot of posts regarding goals for the upcoming year 2014 which is great, but I thought discussing our successes and failures of 2013 will help contribute to the successes of our 2014 goals.

Hey house hacking community, I've been active on these forums for a while and finally getting ready to purchase my first house hack within the next 3 months. My goal is to save on my living expenses and pay less than ...

Called upon a local mortgage broker for a rate quote on a 30-year fixed mortgage (cash out refi). I’ll preface this with the fact that I have used this broker before and give them high marks. The particulars of the de...

Looking at a duplex deal. One level is fully remodeled and rented. Other level is only partially remodeled & unfinished But has supplies being sold with house to complete remodel project. The exterior of the home ...