I've done a lot of investigating and found that if there is one thing that will kill a real estate investor, it is CapEx. CapEx has been dubbed the "Silent Investor Killer" because many investors don't a lot enough to...

Hi all,I am hoping to be purchasing a neighbor's house within the next 2-4 months or so. I should be able to get a very good price for the area because of the relationship with the seller. I hope to get the house for ...

Hey all,Newbie investor here. What comes first, the hard money, or the deal? Is there such a thing as getting “pre-approved” with hard money lenders, or is it more typical to bring a deal to a hard money lender? Or...

TL;DR should I rent a 2bed 1bath for $1200 if I can Airbnb it for ~$1600?Hello, I recently discovered BP and am extremely excited by everything I've learned over the last few weeks.I believe I found a low risk opportu...

After several successful wholesale deals, I’ve been actively looking to take on my first rehab. I came across this deal and I need your help analyzing the situation. Do you think this is a deal?

My seller needs to...

I have a 154 unit apt under contract in Dallas. I had an approval and LOI from Wash Fed through a broker at BMC Capital. Terms were ok. I was only asking for 65% loan and got approval at 6.25 %, for first 5 years and ...

Since "don't ask don't tell" was officially repealed today, I'm curious to RE investors, does it matter if your renters are gay or not? If you have gay renters, annecdotally as renters, are they worse, better, or the ...

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I recently moved to Dallas from NYC to start investing in my own deals and I think I may have found a good one. In the Lake Highlands area of north Whiterock Lake, I have a house under contract for 205k with ...

Hello Everyone,

I am curious to see some feedback on the goals of the investors who discuss various topics here. I see a lot of discussion on different property acquisition scenarios, property management, obtaining ...

This is a debate that occurs often in the 50% rule.
Some argue that with owner paid utilities, your expense ratio could very well be much higher than the average 50% while others argue that the rental rate increase fo...