Gary Baker
1%-2% rental rule of thumb
Hi Bigger Pockets - long time lurker.Part of my procrastination in buying SFR rentals in 2016 has been that my calculations show negative returns, thus no cash flow. The DFW market heated up rapidly in 2013-2016 and h...
Gervon Thompson
What do you suggest I do?
Here’s my story, so I happen to be on of those naive millennials who continuously took out student loans without even considering the burden it would cost to repay them upon graduation. I’ve amassed about $91k in stud...
Whitney Ortiz
What do you wish you knew before investing in Florida?
Hi there! I'm wondering if anyone from California/ out of state has any tips on investing in Florida or any lessons or "dumb tax" to share? My investing partner has lots of experience here in CA, but we're interested ...
Alec Sithong
Advice on buying rentals, flips or loaning out cash?
Hello BP'ers,I need some advice on which direction to go: with a starting capital of $125K, which is the most affective way to get cash return in a year or two? My goal (like everyone else) is to aspire to live off of...
Jeff Yates
New investor in Sacramento, California
Hello BP! My name is Jeff Yates and I'm a new investor living in downtown Sacramento. I am interested in purchasing buy-and-hold multifamily properties. I would prefer to invest locally, as community involvement is im...
Suraj Nagrani
McAllen, Texas
I'll be visiting McAllen, Texas next month for a couple days to look at some properties. Will also be visiting San Antonio and Austin while I'm in Texas. Was wondering if anyone has any background information on McAll...
Elliot Terekhin
Can you charge pet rent if the tenant has ESA in WA state
My new tenant has a dog and they have an ESA certificate from doctor. Can I legally charge them pet rent? its a big brown lab. In my understanding I thought you can't deny someone with a ESA but you should still be ab...
Auria Moore
Investing in Upstate NY...Yay or Nay??
Hi Guys! How do you feel about investing in multi-family units in Upstate NY (specifically Schenectady) today? I know GE was a big draw back in the day in regards to employment, but I'm not sure about the current ma...
Brady Boyer
Getting Started - Airbnb rental
Hi All,I wanted to get a second opinion on this topic. I recently graduated from college, and am currently living in NYC. I started with about 90K in student debt and now have under 40K left to pay. I am saving each...
Brittany Farrell
Advice on where to put cash, cash flow is priority!
Hi! I am new here, but I'm in Property Management and have ventured into investing myself, and am looking for advice on how to best grow my passive income so I can stay home with my 6 month old baby for as long as pos...