Tim Phillips
Advice on buying my first rental
I am a general dentist in the Akron area looking into purchasing my first rental property (specifically condo's). The locations I am looking into right now are Conway, SC and Titusville/Melbourne, FL.
What drew me t...
Arthur Banks
Sec. 8 tenant income to rent ratio
In the Tenant Screening: Ultimate Guide it's recommended that the tenants income is at least 3X the rent. Those of you who follow that rule and rent to Sec. 8, how do you handle the income to rent ratio seeing as t...
Stephen De George
Buying Condo as Primary Residence with plan to Rent Out
Hi guys,I am new to the Bigger Pockets Forum but have been listening to the podcast for over a year now. I am 27 years old and have been saving up to buy my first property. I have an accepted offer on a condo and my...
Farhan Qazi
College station luxury duplex
Hello BP investors. I’m an investor out of Houston and interested in adding a property in College Station to my portfolio. I’ve looked at the newer 4/4.5 or 5/5.5 duplexes and they seem to cash flow well. I am concern...
Toua Lee
Options with home equity?
This is just a thought let me know what you guys think. Not even sure if it can work. So if you know or have used this already please feel free to give your advises. I have about 130k available on equity with my curre...
Emmett Dempsey
Is the Market Overheated in South Florida?
I live in Port Saint Lucie, and it seems that it is very hard to find any kind of investor opportunities. REOs that need a ton of work are being bid up to near ARV. The Foreclosure auction is a crap shoot, and has a...
Victor B.
Buy rental property via LLC or in own name w/ umbrella insurance
I would like to buy multiple SFH investment rental properties (think 100+). I've read mixed/conflicting advice on here about whether it's more beneficial to buy each one via LLC or would buying under my own name and s...
Lin Ding
How to fund a 8-unit Apartment Building
Hi BP investors,Out of excitement and also confusion, I decided to post about this new "treasure" I found. I found an 8-unit multifamily building that's for sale. It first got me excited because of its great location....
Eric Piccione
Great cash flowing property in higher crime areas
We found a 4 plex that has a cap rate of 7.5%, cash flows 590/m and provides a COC ROI of 26%. The only issue is it's in an area with higher crime than the rest of the city. Accounting for vacancies and everything, th...
Chris Stromdahl
Should I stay away from septic systems?
Looking at a property that has a septic system.Is this something that I want to stay away from?Or, as long as the inspection checks out, is it something that is easily managed and won't cause a lot of headache in the ...