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Rahul B. Newbie to BP and REI - solo 401k vs. buy and hold REI?
27 September 2017 | 6 replies

Hello BP community!Great to join BP. I've been reading a few blogs and forums on this amazing site for about two weeks now, and am just starting out on my own learning journey in Real Estate Investing (REI). After rea...

Jay Bedsworth Solo 401k vs Self Directed IRA
15 May 2018 | 2 replies

Have been reading that a solo IRA would be a better vehicle for purchasing property as the property can be leveraged with a non recourse loan and not have to pay tax on the gains associated with the loan portion at th...

Matt Holt Investing in Small Towns
7 March 2019 | 4 replies

Hi everyone,So I always here about people buying properties in these giant metropolitan areas, but that’s not in the cards for me at the moment since the price skyrockets when you get into these areas. I have a few pr...

Neal Collins Can Portland actually become the metro we think it is?
20 April 2016 | 1 reply

There has been a lot of chatter about low wage growth and lack of employment in Portland. For years now we haven't really seen much of an uptick in wages and while we may be gaining population, there doesn't appear to...

Joe Smith management questions for 50 - 100 unit
29 March 2012 | 4 replies

I have experience in SFR/2-4 unit and have used property managers. I've looked at some much larger multifamily's on loopnet and elsewhere and have some questions:

Mainly - is a resident manager someone I'd have to e...

Account Closed Choosing a New Rental Market
4 March 2020 | 6 replies

Hey BP,
I've got a question for you. I have been researching two new markets outside of my local market, Market A and Market B, for long-term buy and holds. I've been doing by due diligence, reviewing the economic ba...

Ezra Henderson How To Get A Loan When You Can’t
13 June 2022 | 11 replies

Hey BP,Normally when I get a loan for an investment property I am able to get a DSCR loan without a problem… however now I’m looking to buy a duplex that I’m going to house hack, and it seems like it isn’t possible to...

Brittany Kuschel MTR/LTR fixer upper in Duluth, MN
15 November 2023 | 6 replies

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Duluth.

Purchase price: $145,000

Cash invested: $60,000

Buy and Hold Fixer Upper Duplex (owner occupy while renovating) - ...

Carrie Hallensleben Feedback about rental application
30 May 2015 | 8 replies

Hello fellow BPers, We are ready to market our second investment property and wanted to make sure we updated our application form. I've made some changes but wondered if there was anything else I should ask in an appl...

Matthew Otero Suggesting a co signed for the lease agreement
20 February 2020 | 7 replies

So we take an application fee and use a company to screen all our potential tenants. Recently we’ve run into a situation where the screening grade came back as acceptable, not good or great, which left us a little wor...