Eddie L.
East Oakland still possible for cash flow on rental property?
Hello All,New to the forum and started researching some options in SF Bay Area. Oakland intrigues me since it is so close to SF and I know friends who live in West and North Oakland and commute to SF for work. East Oa...
Jason Varney
50% rule: How much vacancy factored in?
Hi all,
When analyzing a deal quickly before going into the actual numbers, the 50% rule is a good starting point. My question is, how much of a vacancy factor is allocated in this 50%? 10%? More? How would y...
Javier Fernandez
Mortgage approval for a college student, Boston area
I'm a sophomore in college right now, and i have the goal of saving money for my four years and buying a multi-family home owner occupied. As of now i only have a secured credit card that i've had for almost a year no...
Louis Cavallaro
Bank won't close with tenant in house
Hey everyone, I wish I had posted in here earlier and maybe I could have avoided the below issue, but here is where I am now: I'm in the process of purchasing my first home, which is a duplex. Both units currently ren...
Amit Patel
Small reno that ended up being a much bigger reno
I wanted to post this Success story from a property we bought and then sold last year. I bought it as I was getting a discount of 50K from retail and figured at worst, we could flip it quickly without a realtor and ma...
Inga Fonder
Novice from Champaign, IL
Hello everyone!My name is Inga and I've recently started researching and learning about investing in real estate. I moved to Champaign last year to attend and work my way through graduate school. My current goal in re...
Tim Sutton
Should I move forward with this deal or not?
Hi BP Team, I recently came across a deal for a 4 flat multi family property on Chicago's South Side. The owner of the property is willing to sell the property at $115K with a $3,500 closing cost credit, along with an...
Derrick Dill
Investing in Philippines
Hey BP,My grandfather recently passed away (Filipino) and he left me land walking distance from University of Antique. I was thinking of doing student housing there. I've been trying to do my due diligence, but it's p...
Caleb Erwin
A good problem to have
Hello, my name is Caleb. I’m in Fort Worth, and I’m a relatively new investor. About 4 years and I have 3 properties, just a small fry. I currently live in an RV on a property that I rent to my brother. He pays below ...
Kyle Curtin
What kind of analysis do you do for a househack?
Hi everyone,
I have read "The Househacking Strategy" by Craig Curelop (absolutely phenomenal book!) and found a ton of very valuable information from this book. I am aware that when analysing a househack, that o...