Darin Guidry
New Member from Katy, TX
I've been off-and-on looking at real estate investing for years. I've discovered just as many negative responses as positive ones if not more negative, which is why I haven't pulled the trigger. I believe people sel...
Ravi K.
Solar for MFR - Does it make sense?
Folks! I am exploring installation of roof top solar panels to a) reduce the utility bills (Owner paid utility situation), b) to replace an old roof part of this deal so it can be depreciated quickly!Of course, it's g...
Jay Taylor
Want an opinion from Pros on these areas
Hi All,New investor here - looking to build to 10 rental proerties over the next two years. Cashflow is the current strategy and focus. How are these areas which I have zeroed in on due to low taxes. I live in the Sea...
Kent Santin
Advice - how to invest $300k today?
Hi all!
I’m ready to dive substantially deeper in real estate investing and have up to $300k ready to be deployed. I’m currently grappling with which path / options to take and would love all your thoughts – below I ...
Joshua Bowers
Should we invest right now?
Hello everyone, I am new to the site! I am a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps and I am married to my lovely wife who is a Registered Nurse(BSN). I have spent the last few weeks reading heavily in...
Tom Saysithideth
Commercial Loan Estimates When Running Multifamily Numbers
Hello BP Family,How do you all determine numbers for a commercial mortgage when estimating if a property if worth purchasing? Below are numbers I have (50% rule), the main concern is how to get accurate estimates (tha...
Tamer Almasri
Bying a Potential investment property
Hi everyone, I'll be moving to Houston Texas next year with the family and I'm looking to buy a SFH, renovate the property to add sweat equity before I rent it and move to the next one. So my questions are: 1_ what ar...
Robert McAllister
Commercial property conversion to multi-family
Hi,
An idea popped in my head regarding the coming (and current) housing crisis... What if it would be feasible to purchase a vacant commercial building and convert it to a multi-family/apartment/condo. Yeah, it may ...
Matthew Pritchett
Next Steps following a close on an occupied rental
Hopefully it's not too late, but I'm closing on a fourplex today. It's 3/4 occupied and I'm not sure if I need to have rental agreements for the tenants in place today or tomorrow. We have house rules that we give to ...
Chris Shelton
How does one define their "criteria"?
Hey BP! So I've been going through the podcasts and the books which are an amazing wealth of information obviously. However, one of the first steps everyone is saying is to start analyzing properties and more or less ...