Nick Wehrley
When to hold vs sell
So I’m coming to an end on a renovation that I planned to hold as an LTR. I’ve also been eyeing a flip that’s being complete down the road but I’d only be able to make the deal happen if I sold my current project and ...
Sean McKee
How do you determine value of Small multi-family Buildings
Just out of curiosity I’m interested in learning how others values small muti-family unit buildings (3 to 4 units). I know bank appraisals use the sales comparison approach. Depending on the market I like to do a hybr...
Diego Furlan
Should I expect cashflow on my first house-hacked property?
Hey, there!I'm hoping to get your opinion on this I found a property that I can live in while renting out a basement and another unit (House is a duplex with a basement). When I calculated my cashflow, it came out as ...
Zackery Bagby
House Hacking for beginners
When looking for a duplex to house hack, should the rent on the one side cover the over all mortgage or would I be looking at paying for some of it too?
Justin Bo
Mortgage Buydown or Not?!!
Please forgive me, I am not an expert with this type of analysis!
My question is.. Should I buydown the mortgage, or not?
This is a 30-year fixed, 25% down, investment property.
The non-buydown in...
Ellie Narie
Do rental properties count in your DTI ratio?
I'm a little confused on how to calculate the DTI ratio. If a rental property is in your name, and let's assume that 75% of the rents offsets the PITI but you have no cashflow. Let's say you want to go out and get ano...
Yman Pablo
Relevance of property tax rate a real estate investment.
I am an aspiring REI and new to BiggerPockets. I am wondering how much does property tax rate affect decision making on which areas to invest in. I do not see this a much talked about topic. I thought this is importan...
Sean Osborne
Best US state for Canadian investor
Hello fellow real estate investors,
I’m from Canada and currently manage five rental properties in Toronto, Ontario. After doing a lot of refinancing, I now have substantial liquid capital and am looking to start inv...
Melissa Loupeda
Purchasing foreclosed property as your first investment
I just started looking at foreclosed / pre-foreclosed properties in Boston and getting really excited. I want to temper that excitement a bit because I understand there's a considerable amount of risk involved. I just...
Chien-Jung Huang
Is it reasonable that I can only cover mtg, ppty insurance
I recently bought my 2nd ppty but the market rent can only cover the mtg and ppty tax. Is that reasonable? How can I turn it into a positive cash flow ppty?