Alex Kovalenko
Run Down House vs Newly built Condo
Hey sorry if this question gets asked 200 times here .. but here it goes.. Is it better to buy a run down (ie 1960s built) 3 bedroom, 2 bath house with minor renovations at $400k-$450k and rent it for $2k or new condo...
Michael M.
Please Review My Rental Analysis!
Hi All, So I think I found a duplex to invest in Clark County, Ohio (My first investment...and out of state to add to it!).Just wanted to get everyone's thoughts and opinions prior to writing the offer. Please let me ...
Marissa Myers
ADU House Hacking in Hayward / Castro Valley
I'm a first time buyer / investor looking for ADU candidate in the 500-600K range in Hayward / Castro Valley / San Leandro / E Oakland. J Martin has suggested this strategy in the forums; Chris May is also pursuing it...
Richard C.
CNN Story on Housing Affordability
I would be interested in the opinions of @dawn aceri, @James Wise and other midwestern investors on this story:
http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/22/real_estate/home-buying-salary/index.html?iid=HP_LN
In th...
Ross Sib
New apartment construction process
Hi,I have a basic question on how to go about evaluating responses form architects. I never dealt with architects before. I have a 7000 sq.ft. lot with R-3 zoning. So I found an architect from a similar project devel...
Julia Rockwell
Starting my 1st house hack this year! Am I overlooking anything?
Hi BP!I am new and have a few questions. Bear with me here and apologies in advance for this suuuuper long post!I would love feedback, advice and constructive criticism!So, I've been trying to analyze homes for my fir...
Care Anne S.
How to determine if a neighborhood is good or bad?
Hey everyone!If you are looking to buy out of state for buy and hold properties, how do you decide if a neighborhood is 'good' or 'bad'? I've tried looking at areas via Google street view, but I know that's probably n...
June Veenstra
Renovating apartments - is it worth it?
I own multifamily buildings with a lot of vacancies. In order to get the vacant apartments back on the market they need extensive renovations. I've done the calculations and it totally pays to renovate in towns such...
Michael DeFrancesco
Is the Denver market in a Bubble.....?
New to BP and moving to Denver and hoping to begin my journey in REI.Does anyone have an opinion on the market in and around the Denver area. My understanding of it is that home values and rent prices have skyrockete...
Amy Sommers
Capitalization rate (cap rate)
Amy from AL here...what is cap rate? What's a good cap rate and why? What's a bad cap rate and why?