Bryan Hancock
Using Futures Contracts To Hedge ARMs
Has anyone out there in creative land used futures contracts to hedge interest rate risk on your ARM? I am wondering what futures to use for commercial loans with floaters past year 5 or so. Selling eurodollar futur...
Łukasz Juraszek
1% rule, 2% rule are BS...
In the book How To Invest In Real Estate, the author claims that a property that doesn't meet the 1% rule will never be cashflow positive.Here is a proof against it. Buy a property for 500K cash, rent out for 2.5K, su...
Babu Ramadoss
Why should we do 30 yr when compared to a 15-yr mortgage ?
Hi
I understand that people advice higher Cash ROIs to evaluate a rental (investment) property so that you will have cashflow. However, I am wondering why is it not a good option to go for short-term loan so that...
DJ Cummins
To LLC, or not to LLC, that is the question
Hello Everyone!
So we are trying to start getting our ducks in a row before we start shopping for our first property. I don’t want my wife and I to fall in love with a deal and jump on it before we have everything r...
Russell Holmes
Anyone building new construction with tilt-wall?
This is basically an information gathering post, some things I've been turning over in my head. I've got a few clients considering new construction and I've connected with an architect/builder firm so I have a good f...
Kaylee Walterbach
What's one quality you look for in a real estate agent?
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Investors: What's one quality you look for in a real estate agent?
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Suzane Ivas
Working with more than one realtor at a time. Ok or not ok?
Oftentimes realtors will ask if I am already working with another agent. Does this mean they won't work with me if I am? I find working with one realtor very restrictive and slow. Working with multiple realtors ...
Jack B.
Heavy property taxes in WA worse than state income taxes
I’ve been planning a relocation recently avoiding states that have income taxes. Then it dawned on me that I’m paying 25K a year in property taxes here, which is CONSIDERABLY more than I would pay in income tax on my ...
Jesse S.
House hacking in Brooklyn seems impossible
A little background..... I live in Brooklyn with my wife and 2 kids. We love real estate but find ourselves priced out of our local market. We own two out of state SFRs that we bought turnkey and they are performing w...
Dexter M.
Newbie from Atlanta, Ga
Hello my name is Dexter Marcus. I live in and reside in the Atlanta market. I'm so glad to finally be apart of the BP family. This site has given so much useful information and knowledge. My Uncle has given me tons of...