I know this may be a weird question to ask on a real estate forum (Im thinking the vast majority of responses will be pro real estate), but I wanted to get some different perspectives from the BP community.  I current...

I'm very new to real estate investing, however, not new to psychology. I grew up in a family that puts a lot of value in material possession. It does the good of giving a goal to aim at. when we have a goal we will do...

Hi everyone! I'm not sure which place would be best to post this so I'm posting this here and in the introduction section (this is my first post). I apologize for the length but I wanted to give a lot of background to...

I am looking to buy my first investment property, and my goal is to continue building this portfolio every year until I can live off my rental income entirely. I have about $400K to deploy, but would prefer to buy sev...

Hi everyone,I've been following along on this forum for quite some time and this is my first post. Thank you for your time. I bought a 2 family home in November of 2015 and live in one unit. (First time home buyer) af...

What is a “good” target for occupancy on a mid-size (50-100 unit) apartment building? I’m invested in a couple of syndication deals where the occupancy had been around 80% as they work through turning the assets arou...

Hello everyone,
First post here. 
Backstory:
I am currently putting together a group of 4 friends to begin investing in cash flow properties using the BRRRR strategy this fall in the midwest, preferably Indianapoli...

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Hi Everyone,Here's what I got. This is a large 2 family in the New Britain CT area. Not the most desirable...

In my rental deal evaluation, I'm doing a detailed analysis of income and expenses per property.  I'd like to get some opinions from experienced investors on what cashflow thresholds they are looking to achieve.  Here...

Don't over-improve rental property. To keep your cash flow at optimal levels, don't spend too much on upgrades for a rental property that will likely need maintenance and repairs during turnovers anyway.