Alfred Litton
Getting Killed on Property Insurance on Rentals.
I'm at my wits' end looking for decent property insurance for my rentals (four SFHs). My rates have spiked 35% in the past 2 years. Is this happening to everyone else as well? I'm paying about $1000/yr each on homes v...
Juan Marino
Key metrics when considering investing on out of state market
What are some key metrics I should be looking at when trying to find a place to invest out of state?I'm looking into buying and holding in a San Antonio and Austin but I'm not really sure which metrics will give me a ...
Bob Mueller Jr.
30-Day Min Strategies on AirBnb/VRBO?
Bought a second home/primary residence in Tierra Verde, FL about 3 months ago and was planning to do STR May-Oct (6 Months) and live in it myself Nov-April. HOA had no restrictions when I bought, which is one reason ...
Lloyd Stein
How do you estimate utilities?
So I've built this excel document that does rough calculations of 2% test, Cap Rate and CoCROI and while I'm pulling most of the numbers from sources I can find (realizing they are not exact, but in the ballpark), the...
Keric Allen
First Years of Residential Property Mgmt Business
I see lots of posts on “starting a property management business” in this forum. Many people chime in to say it’s a great idea, lucrative and talk about the 100s of doors managed. Others question why anyone would want...
Derek Askew
Cementing my appointments with prospective tenants
Hey BP community,Reaching out because I’ve been screening prospective tenants for a rental in Darby (less than .1 miles from SW Philly which is a low-middle/lower income area.I’ve had no problems getting INITIAL inter...
Cassandra Brown
Creative Problem Solving for First Time Investors
My husband and I are just starting out on our real estate investing journey. We are located in Sioux Falls, SD, and are looking to buy a small multi-family property to use as an owner-occupied first deal. Unfortunatel...
Cesar Sabio
1st step advice for a newbie
Hi BP,I'm looking for advice from the community on my particular situation. I feel like I am ready to take the step and get into this ,but something is holding me back, and it's not the fear of failure or not knowing ...
Daniel Walker
New member in Fort Collins, CO! - software developer and ex USAF
Hi Everyone,My name is Daniel Walker. I'm a software engineer of 15 years with a little break in the middle serving as a weather forecaster in the U.S. Air Force. This is where I met my wife. We live in Fort Collins, ...
Alex Petsopoulos
Old Town Alexandria House Hacking (near Washington D.C.)
Hello!Does anyone have experience with house hacking in Old Town Alexandria, VA, near Washington D.C.? My fiance and I are really enjoying our first house rack right now in the Huntington neighborhood, and next year, ...