K S.
My 100k house vs 100k in the S&P 500 (16 years later)
A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...
Wes S.
Do investors negatively distort the market?
Hi BP,Do investors, purchasing a property with the sole expectation of renting it out, make it harder for owner-occupants to find affordable housing?This is the question that came up from a family member. He lives in...
Troy Sheets
Who's using IKEA cabinets? Talk me out of using them!
So we're a few flips in now and we've only used IKEA cabinets with the soft close hinges. They look good and work well but our contractors hate them due to the assembly time. We're probably getting dinged by the contr...
Dylan Mathias
It's Feeling a Lot Like 2007
Hi All, Wanted to start a discussion on peoples outlook on the real estate market and the economy in general. I know it is a controversial topic but I have not seen many discussions on BiggerPocket on this topic and I...
Daniel Schlittler
Dallas/North Texas Meetup
Hi Everyone!
My name is Daniel Schlittler, and I'm a soon to be Real Estate investor. My goal is to purchase my first property (a SFR) in the growing North Texas area by October of this year. These cities include: Pr...
Bao Nguyen
Financial independence from passive rental income: how long does it take?
Like many other real estate investor, I seek to buy and hold real estate, and enjoy the cash flow and any possible appreciation. However, since my target properties are lower end properties that often requires rehab...
Tyler Erickson
Millennials aren't buying homes - good or bad?
As many of us are aware, millennials are more apt to renting rather than buying real estate. They (we?) are replacing baby boomers at a rapid rate, and are right behind Generation Z... Of course, Generation Z still ha...
Nana Sefa
Owner’s title insurance - to get or not?
Which of you get owner’s title insurance? And who doesn’t get owner’s title? Why do you get or not get? Thank you.
Benjamin Cowles
Would you hire a guy with one leg to do your cabinets?
He seems to know his stuff, has worked on boats all his life, was able to lay out for me in detail a couple options to redo my kitchen and bath cabinets for $12/hr and he'd use me or someone for grunt work. He lives o...
THU NGUYEN
Using Money to Buy/Rent Out or Lend out as Private Lender
Hi BP members,I need help analyzing the follow:In Houston Rental market (suburban), most will follow the 1%...so here is my calculation for getting a rental house that can rent out for $1500/month, at $150KMonthlyRent...