Alex Aronson
What % of gross rents should be allocated to repairs
Hello,
Just finished my taxes for 2008. I noticed that my % of cost from repairs compared to gross rents was 4.7%. I currently budget 10% of gross rents for repairs. IE if rents are $800 a month, I set aside $80 f...
Frankie Woods
Purchased My First True Investment Property (Multifamily)
I just closed on my first true investment property here in St Louis, MO. This will be my 4th property, but the first that I will not actually occupy for the first couple of years (active military). I hope to acquire...
Matthew Rembish
Advantages for Owners to sell privately to buyers
Lately, I have been thinking about sending out letters to owners of commercial properties I've been interested in but I only get one shot at contacting them so I want to make sure I get my point across as best I can. ...
Jeremy W.
Does anyone have rural experience?
Rural? Between three towns ~20,000 large in Illinois
They are growing towns and I'm interested in the opportunity the beat down rural/small town properties represent.
I'm looking at about 30 homes - all ...
James Kojo
Going out to Columbus. Recommendations?
I’m flying out to Columbus for some property tours next week.
I’m interested in hearing about which neighborhoods folks are currently investing in and in which asset classes.
Also, are there any must-visit bars or r...
David Panzera
New member from Columbus, Ohio
Hi, everyone,I'm a residential investor and property manager in Columbus, Ohio. I have about 30 of my own units and my wife and I are always shopping for new local properties. I've been into real estate investment sin...
Michael Wolffs
Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia as an investment location
I'm an investor out of NYC. The NYC metro market rental market is in the twin bad places of being both priced and oversupplied with rentals currently. So I'm looking elsewhere. I had keyed in on Pittsburgh as an in...
Garrett Pickering
Getting started in RE with no capital
My name is Garrett Pickering and I am 19 years old. I am about to obtain my RE license and I am looking for capital to invest into buy & hold properties. I am wondering if it would be a smart idea to make the capi...
Account Closed
I need Advice :) Buy more house or start investing career?
Hey BP, here is my dilemma. I just bought a new house on a USDA loan at 100% financing. As I was closing I got a huge promotion at work.... Here are my two options. 1. Start real estate investing (my plan is BRRRR, ...
Tiffany Youngren
RentRedi = Crooked Practices
We subscribed to RentRedi because they are listed on BiggerPockets. We stuck with them for a painful year using their clunky system. Then we started slowly moving our tenants over to another software and canceled Rent...