Jason Schmidt
can someone please explain this 50% rule to me?
I have heard from people on these boards that I can expect the operating expenses of the house I purchase to rent out would be about 50% of what I can get for it monthly. I could be misunderstanding it, but how is th...
Shannon Shannon
How to understand if I can ever be granted permission to work from home while in an HOA that says NO?
I am simply beside myself. I am VERY new to SC...and about to put in an offer on a home only to realize the HOA forbids ANY home businesses of ANY kind. My career is in family based home child care (6 or less kids)......
Joel Florek
Rural Multifamily, who is doing it?
My question is simple. Who is investing in rural America, why are you doing it and what is your experience? Is it your longterm goal or is it a temporary goal to achieve cash flow?Lets define rural America as towns of...
Brian Burke
Best markets to buy multifamily in 2016: A round-table discussion
At the beginning of each year I take the time to research and reflect on various markets throughout the country so as to provide a road map to my acquisition search for the year. As an active buyer of apartment compl...
Adam Widder
Where to store rental reserves?
We're going on 3 properties, and I'm wondering where others store their reserves for their rental properties? My general rule of thumb was 6 months of PITI, which I have in a savings account. As we go to 3 properties,...
Denny Moody
Affordable Investment properties Buy & Hold near San Diego, CA
Hi all,
I'm just starting to dive into all the great info here and I would like to start looking for properties to buy and hold for cash flow.
I live in San Diego, CA and from what I can tell, it seems ...
Brandon Lowery
Qualified Intermediary Scam?
Hi everyone... I'm new to this forum, thanks for having me.I'm in a little bind and need some help related to a 1031 exchange where a Qualified Intermediary is holding $113,344.93 of my money. Looking for some advi...
Rebecca McDonald
How do you obtain money with no Job?
I recently got denied a refinance loan on my property due to losing my job whilst this was in the process. I have no desire to go back into the work force I wanted to know what could be my other options of obtaining l...
Mindy Jensen
Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...
Matthew Mucker
Where does the 50% rule come from?
I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...