I never actually thought I would be the person sitting on the other side of a keyboard typing into a internet forum. I've always taken a reserved stance against the idea of spilling your guts over the internet about b...

I am in zero danger of losing the home I own, and am actively working to get ready to buy my first rental as soon as possible.  But... I have this nightmare to deal with.  I worked my butt off at a second job to drag ...

Howdy,I haven't decided if we are gonna manage the property or hire a local area property manager yet. But I wanted to collect some recommendations in the meantime. If you use a PM did you hire them when you reached a...

I’m 31 and will be buying my first house in the next 6 months. Since the interest rate environment has changed dramatically over the last 6 months I’m torn with what to do.
I am hoping to be able to house hack to he...

Hello BP family!! I'm new to real estate investment. In a process of getting a condo, that's 2bd/2ba for 113k. I keep finding myself going back and forth between 15 or 30 year mortgage. I want to do 15 year so when my...

So does the paper come over the top or from the bottom.....the age old question....?And do you guys put a triangle crease in the end like the fancy hotels?Interested in reactions.......

Hi Everyone,I am looking for some guidance from people who have experience with rental management software. Today I am only managing my own property 15 units but will continue to grow that number. It seems like there ...

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I was working on my spreadsheet and I was looking at ROI, and I wanted to understand it fully. So I understand that ROI is your profit (income-mortgage-expenses) divides by total initial investment (may...

Hello everyone, I am fairly new to BP and currently looking to purchase my first buy and hold property. I work in Sales and plan to start out slow and do this part time until I gain the knowledge to fully commit to R...

Hey everyone! Not even close to making an offer or purchase yet still doing some learning! Had a question though. Have about 50K in cash, but also have about 125K in equity in owner/occupied home. Was interested in BR...