Hello BP, I'm curious if you could provide some insight into the 50% rule. More specifically, does this rule of thumb include property management fees or would those be additional?

Thanks in advance!

I recently attended a class on advanced tax strategies for real estate investors. As we all know the standard "straight line" depreciation allowance from the IRS is a 27 year depreciation schedule on residential inves...

Hi all!After becoming an accidental landlord years ago, I figured it was time to really learn about real estate investing. After several google searches, many of the results were from this BP site. I was literally ove...

Hi,I have a SFH rental (no septic tank) professionally PM'd and the tenant is complaining that the GD keeps breaking and actually wants it removed or else they will move out (seriously ?).  The first time repaired las...

Hi, I am a brand new investor with zero experience. In talking to and reading about those who have successfully invested, most seem to have a very firm knowledge of the principles of sound housing construction--seems ...

Hi all,My hubby and I are house flippers in Butler county, PA. I have considered getting my real estate license in the past, and even began the process at one time, but my program timeline expired. I'm considering res...

Hi everyone, what percentage of my monthly rents should I be putting aside for future expensive repairs like roof, furnace etc.? For example, if my rent revenue was $2,000/month with $1,000 going towards mortgage, wha...

Hey everyone! I'm brand new to the site and to investing in real estate. I'm in my mid- 30's own a home and have some cash saved up. Only debt I have is our mortgage. Looking to get into purchasing a rental property a...

My question is on debt to income ratio and how that metric limits your ability to obtain additional mortgages in order to expand your MF residential real estate portfolio. When I purchase my first MF residential prope...

Hi BP!Does anyone know how absolute triple net property valuation work? I know there's probably a lot of variables like sqft comps, the tenant, cap rate, etc. but to keep it simple lets say you have a property that's ...