Joshua Hollandsworth
Rehab Costs on a 10k house
I see more and more investors buying 10k SFR's in low-income areas. They put 5k-7k into rehabbing the house, and renting it to Section 8 for a nice, consistent ROI. I personally know 3 people who do this. They actuall...
Matthew Mucker
Where does the 50% rule come from?
I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
William Lacy
Use a 1031 and sell out of my VA loan, or just refinance & hold??
I purchased my house in Colorado Springs with the VA Loan back in 2013 for $236,114, 3.75%. Lived in it for roughly two years, before I PCS'd. It has been rented out since I left, but never cash flowed. Rent has al...
Jim Growfer
Can someone help me analyze a deal? i dont understand cash flow.
how can i tell my broker that i am looking for a specific CoC % if they dont know what im using for funding? Doesnt CoC strictly have to do with your debt ratio and DSCR?
Ericka G.
Hold or Fold? Knowing when to Sell
For those who buy and hold - how do you decide when to fold (sell)?
Here's the situation: Bought several OOS properties starting 2.5 years ago. We "chose" this location because my husband was assigned there for wor...
Chris R.
House hacking & +/- cash flow (while owner occupied)
Hey, Everyone.I am curious to know how many folks have or had a positive cash flow while house hacking? I understand that deal analysis is based on a fully rented scenario but I am just interested in how many people a...
Aaron Thivierge
input on this quadplex
Hi BP, I am still trying to acquire my 1st buy and hold. I found a quadplex (4 units at 2 bedroom/ 1 bath each) that is in a C+ neighborhood. Here are the numbers. What do you think? Purchase price: $69,000$17,000 o...
Kwok Wong
How to submit a respectful lowball offer?
Aloha, In a market where the sale-to-list price is 97.9%, homes sold above list price is 18.7%, and homes with price drops is 51.4%, I’m exploring how to respectfully submit an offer with a 30% to 50% discount on the ...
Frankie Woods
"Grim" Affordable Housing Study by Harvard. An opportunity?
A new study was conducted by Harvard analyzing the impact of decades of housing policies that disincentive affordable housing. Declining inventory of affordable housing are preventing first time homebuyers from purch...
Dan Gatens
High Return Real Estate experiences?
Hello BP!I am narrowing my short list of turnkey companies I want to invest with, curious if anyone from the BP community has purchased a turnkey property from High Return Real Estate. I am working with Jack and he h...