Curtis Harrison
Are Property Managers worth the money? Can I do this without 'em
Good morning,I'm a landlord with 1 property. It's a 4 bdrm and rents for $1950/month. I have been paying $135/month to a property management company and as far as I can tell, all they do is collect the rent, keep th...
Nghi Le
Deducting Personal Interest
If I have personal loans from family and friends (to invest in real estate), can I deduct the interest I pay to them? I recently learned that there are some interest expenses that you can't deduct, and was wondering ...
Jennifer Roberts
DSCR Loan Vs. Conventional Loan
As a newer investor I'm wondering why I would want to max out my DTI before applying for a DSCR loan? Are there any pros or cons to this? Or why would a lender recommend this? Just for reference, I have a good amount ...
Tara Faulks
Multifamily Markets in Southern California
Hello! I am looking to invest in Multifamily Units with value add potential (12 or less units to start). I live in Santa Monica. I have been reading forums entries on markets and things to look for and am trying to...
Anthony Ogletree
Refinancing to Cash Out Hard Money Loans
Hi all.I need some advice on refinancing a rental property.I'm going to be purchasing some buy'n'hold properties very soon. Due to my limited capital I'll need to use hard money to purchase and fix said properties for...
Ashley Campbell
Ready to Invest, but overwhelmed and stuck!
Background: Late 30s, married with two young kids (4 and 2). My husband and I both have solid W2 incomes (both remote). We live in small town Arkansas with a very low cost of living. No plans to move as this is wh...
Greg Callan
Is the price unreasonable or am I unreasonable?
Hello all,I am very new to investment real estate. I am evaluating some of my first potential buys, but I could use some guidance to determine when a property is not a good deal because of the parameters of the proper...
John Underwood
Should rent be canceled because of the coronavirus?
Good article.Talks about Pros and Cons and discussed the Landlord side of this too.Should rent be canceled because of the coronavirus?https://news.yahoo.com/should-rent-be-canceled-because-of-the-coronavirus-204910688...
Mayson Madden
First time Home Buyer- Quad Plex
For StartersFirst off, BiggerPockets is an amazing site. I have been one of those lurkers everyday while listening podcast after podcast for almost a year now. Started taking the advice of Brandon and Josh and communi...
Matt Inouye
Good Deal / Bad Deal ? Orange County SoCal
Hi BP Community,So I am pretty new here and I apologize if I haven't quite got my head wrapped around some of the RE metrics and/or correct forum to even start this thread. But a potential value-add opportunity came ...