I currently have two house-hacks that I've moved out of and are now full time rentals that cash flow roughly $800-1K per month each. When I started straight out of college, I used to think that I NEEDED 10 houses in 1...

I had this thought as I am house hacking (Syracuse NY) and want to make my unit nice with some upgrades. I am curious on people's thoughts on this topic.Should you or should you not make your apartment that much diffe...

My First Deal = 6 doors!     This story begins as many other stories that heard told on the podcast: I started listening to the BiggerPockets Podcasts to and from work trying to figure out a way to exit the corporate ...

Hi community,I have a single family rental and live in a duplex that has tenants. I sold a duplex recently that wasn't cash flowing well and now have about $40K to put down on a new property (these funds are separate ...

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/02/23/forecast-austin-job-growth-revs-up.html?ana=lnk

Some highlights:

19,000 new jobs are expected this year after 13,000 last year.

Unemployment rate could drop below 5...

Hi, my name is Michael and I'm new here. :)A little background.I am what I call an accidental investor. Basically, I bought a condo in San Mateo but I had to move out of the area for work during the housing crash. I c...

I have a rehab property here in Garland and I finished the foundation only to get the call from the company telling me I had a leak.  Of course I got a second opinion my neighbor who owns a plumbing company to go out ...

Hi all,

Is it absolutely necessary to put 20% down on a investment property? I'm trying to buy a duplex in the suburbs of Philadelphia and was told I have to put 20% down

Thank you,

Gerry