If you were a single, self-employed, and location-independent worker, how would you go about identifying the best house-hacking opportunity in a tax-free US state? Ideally, I'd like to use a FHA loan to purchase a mul...

Just curious but I was talking to few of my friends who invest in real estate but they are mostly investing in the city they reside or neighboring states. I have done couple of investments in the city I live in. What ...

In November, Proposition 19 passed in California. This Proposition changes the way Prop 13 works, the monumental proposition from 1978 which fixed property taxes in California to 1% of the purchase price plus inflatio...

I've been looking at a handful of multi-family units in the College Station area (Between CS proper and Bryan). I've never owned an investment property in a college town, but I've read about high tenant turnover and i...

Hi BP!!This is my very first post and I'm super excited to be getting in on the discussions. I am obviously a newbie, hoping to house hack my first property by January, 2018. I live and work in the LA area currently s...

Hello BP!I'm interested in your comments regarding the price for this property considering the current rents. The property is located in Montgomery, AL. The contract price is $274,500. The asking price was $280,000. I...

Hi, all. I just closed yesterday on my second SFR with inherited tenants who have been there 5 years. As of today, they have not paid rent for the month ( was due on the first). We tried getting the previous managemen...

I am looking at buying SFR as long term rentals and stumbled across Kansas City. I see properties that range in the 25k to 50k range that can rent from 650-800 a month. Those are good cash flow starting points.

Are...

Hi everyone,

I have a question about what people think of the 70% rule in this market. I'm in Southern California and experiencing the same low inventory problems as many regions. Houses are getting picked off the ML...

Hi all! I'm a medical student in the Upstate area of South Carolina. My husband and I bought our first house last year and have had a lot of fun renovating it. He's a contractor and handles the heavy lifting, and I've...