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Fellow Investors,Thank you for being a part of this amazing community here at BP!While having read thousands of forums and listened to nearly every podcast in my spare time, I have finally saved a significant amount o...
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Hello! I'm looking for some advice/direction from the community for my next real estate investment.
I completed construction on my home in the Hudson Valley in 2020. Acting as my own GC, I was able to save quite a bi...
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Hello BP'ers,I have been using the Texas Residential Lease agreement (I am in El Paso TX) for some time now, besides this template does not have a specific term in regards of "Pest Control", other than it mentions to ...
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Hello BP! My name is Brandon Hayes. I moved to South Florida from Fairbanks Alaska 3 years ago for an occupational opportunity to build Race Cars! I’ve been a mechanic all my life and have a background in construc...
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Considering buying my first rental property in Dallas that is listed at 1600 sq ft. According to county records the property is only 864 sq ft, so additions to property are unpermitted. Seems like a red flag to me, bu...
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Advice Appreciated! I own and live in a townhome right in a booming part of Pleasant Grove. I purchased it about 3.5 years ago for a good price with an excellent rate. I owe about $145,000 on it and my mortgage plus (...
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I am developing my business plan for buying and holding. I was talking out some ideas with another investor, and she said you should never pay off your properties, and never pay all cash.
It seems to me that if you d...
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First time multi-family investor here. Using the Rental Property Calculator But having a hard time reconciling the number since I keep coming up with negative cash flow regardless of how I update the numbers. Thoughts...
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We are hoping to purchase a single family rental very soon. The current tenant is an employee of the landlord and has been paying less than half of market rent for the property. There is no lease in place. The tenant ...
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I have money in an E*Trade IRA and want to transfer it to a self directed IRA for a down payment on a rental SFR. Any suggestions on best way to go? Thanks!