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Joe Butcher 3 X the rent on lower income?
3 April 2014 | 17 replies

I hear a lot of landlords on here talk about tenants needing to make 3x the rent to qualify. Is this rule still a reasonable expectation in lower income areas?

About the unit I'm renting: I think I can get 10...

Sarah Albert Are we in danger of over leveraging?
15 May 2018 | 17 replies

My fiancé and I are currently in negotiations on a triplex and the inspection revealed some unexpected repairs. With the cost of repairs and the down payment, I’m wondering if we are in danger of over leveraging ourse...

Damon Aniton House hacking for the long term
27 December 2022 | 7 replies

I am looking at pulling the trigger on my first home purchase this week.  Possibly as early as tomorrow.  Just waiting on confirmation of a few more things.  The details are as follows.4 unit 8 bed 5 bath total new co...

Michelle Felux Is it legal to not rent to Section 8 in San Antonio?
12 March 2018 | 13 replies

We have a single family house in Converse and get multiple questions about if we accept section 8 housing vouchers. We are fairly new to being landlords, so aren't really very familiar with how the program works. Also...

Aaron Cheatham rehab question
17 March 2011 | 10 replies

Hello . Thanks in advance for the insight on this situation.

Here's my situation !!!

want to dive into real estate investment. Ive always been a businessmam. I want to start to rehab houses along with wholesaling h...

Anjelica Allen Need some solid advise
4 August 2023 | 14 replies

Good day,I'm a first time investor. I want to get a commercial property down the line, but needed to start small first. So, I'm about to close on a 300k duplex, with a 203k FHA. Which was all I could get, since I don'...

Ben Kirchner Buying home already with tenants - need help
30 October 2017 | 7 replies

So I am closing on this house in a month.  The current tenants have lived there for 7 years, and were paying $750 a month.  I originally thought the $1100-1200 a month I would require for rent would have me looking fo...

April VanCleve How much is enough?
28 January 2024 | 14 replies

My question... how do you all know how much reserves is enough?? What is "safe" or responsible to start? I've read 6 months reserves on all fronts, but I've also read people "making it" with zilch to their name. Do yo...

Garrett Brunell Pregnant Applicant - Does she meet the income requirement?
12 June 2024 | 16 replies

A recent pregnant women applied to rent a townhome of mine for a year lease. She meets the income requirement of 3x the monthly rent, however when she goes on maternity leave, I am not sure that she will. Can I legall...

Rob Terpilowski The thing that suprised me about my 1st BRRRR,it actually worked!
12 December 2017 | 19 replies

I just completed my first BRRRR project, getting the long term financing in place this week.  Details of the project are below:Properties: 2 duplexes, side by side in Tacoma, WAAcquisition Date:  3/31/17Acquisition pr...