Daniel Eley
Self Storage Newbee - please help
Hello, and thank you in advance for reading this! I am a dentist, looking to get into self-storage as an owner/operator. I own two dental offices, so I have business experience, but no self storage experience. My g...
Jeff G.
How Do Landlords Make Money In Absolute War Zones?
How do landlords make money in war zones? I get that a large percentage of the rental population in war zone areas is likely Section 8. As a kid, I used to live in war zones (I'm originally from Flint, MI. Yes, that F...
Ayyub Omer
Turnkeys don't seem too profitable?
Hello everyone,I've been looking into turnkeys recently, and at first they seemed perfect for a long distance newbie like me. I tried running the numbers though, using a few basic rules of thumb, and they don't seem t...
Jarrid Weber
Hold or Sell Rental
Hello BP Fam,My lady and I own a rental in Moreno Valley, CA that we are in a dilemma of hold or sell - and I am hoping for some guidance or insight! We currently owe $266k on the loan and the property is worth betwee...
Elizabeth Rose
HELOC - what to say when the lender asks what the money is for?
Hi BP community! I'm in the process of applying for a HELOC on my primary residence, which is a condo. My plan is to use the money to purchase a multifamily property, move into one of the units and rent the other unit...
Shawn Ackerman
Take Partial Payment or EVICT!!!
Question Bp'ers. I have a Duplex that rents for $580 up and $580 Down(bought it for 17.5K) Anyway. the lower(inherited tenant) has been late on her rent for the past two months. She's caught up but has still not pa...
John Teachout
Scammed by identity of new tenant
This is a new one to us. We just rented a new to us house. The person filled out the application and I ran a full background check on them. Credit and employment history came back positive. I called the listed previou...
Nicole Rojas
Building Capital
Hello BP,My name is Nicole and I am currently a freshman college student (full time) in Massachusetts but I reside in Connecticut (during the summer). I am very interested in pursuing real estate as my career path in ...
Chris Salvato
Finding Our Market: A Census Data Dive
I am hoping this post will help some others on here who are trying to make decisions on where to invest.My wife and I are looking for the market we want to tackle, and this post will describe our process. Part of our...
Justin Jolliffe
The fastest way to eliminate PMI?
I'll cut straight to the point:I am purchasing a 3 family to house hack and I want to get rid of PMI as soon as possible. Here are the numbers.Purchase Price: $335,000Gross Income $3600.I have the money to put down 3...