Richard Moore
First Deal Analysis: 8-unit in MA
Hi All!
I recently came across a financial summary of what appears to be (according to my extremely limited newbie experience) a pretty solid investment opportunity for an 8-unit apartment building in Southeastern Ma...
Andrew D.
mortgage advice on vacation rental / investment property
Hi BP folks,I'm completely new to real estate investing, so I'm still in the process of learning the ropes. I've learned a lot from the forums and podcasts so far, but before I pull the trigger on my first property, I...
Javier Mendez
New member from The Bay area
Hello everyone!Looking into home-ownership in the near future and a potential beginning of my real estate investing. Really interested in the "house hacking" approach but really intimidated with the current prices of ...
Andrew Gingerich
So you think you know something about appraisals?
Hi BP know it alls!We recently purchased a property that has two houses on it. We purchased the property for the market value of only one house (good deal for us). We did this because the appraiser insisted that he gi...
Melody Stevens
Land Contract Multifamily -Michigan
I have two properties I am looking to purchase near Brighton, Michigan. Both have one bed, one bath and a two bed two bath apartments in them. Both owned by the same person who is willing to do a land contract deal. O...
Douglas Goldstein
How to nail the ARV?
I'm determined to do a BRRRR but have some questions about the process: 1. In order to get the ARV just right, should I have it appraised by an appraiser who walks through with a contractor? So that they would, toge...
Mehgan Moore
Balancing debt reduction and cashflow
We purchased a great property in 2012; due to appreciation and aggressively paying down the mortgage, we have some good equity in the property. This allows our monthly cash flow to increasing.We are looking to purchas...
Joanne Wood
Do you incorporate?
Yes. I'm new. Please excuse my ignorance. Do you purchase properties under a business name or personal purchase? Wondering what the advantage and disadvantage os to both. 😄
Kenneth LaVoie
Sell or hold poorly chosen property
I started out fast. I had a 5 year plan and condensed it to 1. As a result, I made a few mistakes all at once vs. make a mistake, learn, make another, learn from that, etc. Okay, lesson learned, but "compression" is i...
Rich Thomas
Short term rentals- Tax write off
I recently purchased a property for which I will be utilizing as a short term rental year round. I am buying a substantial amount of furniture for the unit and I am wondering if all of these things (beds, sofas, TV, n...