Justin Y.
Tax Shelter for Real Estate Income
I'm just getting starting in real estate investing, have one property that nets roughly $2k every month. The tax shelter is one of the things I like about real estate (since I have a day job as well). And before goi...
Ladarius Peterson
Real estate Investing while serving active duty in the military
Good day everybody, as my title suggest I’m A active Duty service member and I am looking to start my journey to financial freedom by diversifying my income within real estate options. I am completely just beginning a...
Rick Baggenstoss
How would you improve upon the 2% "rule"?
I've struggled, along with others, with the 2% rule. It has some drawbacks which I think can be improved upon with BP community help.
Simply stated, the income from a house should be greater than or equal to...
Edwin Fisher
I just put 7 dupexes under contract,not sure if they are a deal?
Can I run a deal past you guys? The deal is for 7 duplexes 14 doors all 2bd/1ba about 675 square feet each for $175k Total in Rossville GA. They have a tone of deferred Mantinance 11k per door, but thats to be expect...
Kris Miller
Multi-Family Purchase Analysis
I am new to BiggerPockets but looking for a second or third opinion on a multi-family purchase analysis in Fort Wayne, Indiana area. I am looking at a 15-unit property. I have run it through the BP Calculator using ...
Courtney Kelly
Rents under market- section 8?
My husband and I are newbies and are looking for a multi family for our first investment property. After looking at rent rolls on several properties I have realized that the rents most of the units are getting is belo...
Shawn Walters
Buying Rental Properties
Hey all,
I became an accidental landlord by moving around quite a bit. I own three homes in three different states, one is my current residence and the other two are my former primary residence's and am now renting ...
William Silva
First Time Investment Property Buyer
Hello BP Community,I've managed to save up around $90,000 to invest in my first rental property. I live in Miami, FL and don't want to buy here since prices are incredibly high.
I want to invest in growing communitie...
Caplan Abbey
Small Investors Lose Major Deal because Of Math Problem
Amazing how many deals get lost because of poor training, education, and simple Math . Most investors go into a deal worrying about the price and cap rate. Lets share an example here: These deal may still be available...
Tristan S.
Get started, buy and hold questions.
Hello all,I am a new investor from Houston, Tx. I plan on acquiring my first rental property within a few months if everything goes well. I have some questions regarding the ownership of a rental property :- whenever ...