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J. Martin SFH, 2-4 units, or 5+ Multifamily - WHY do you choose one?
22 April 2014 | 26 replies

Me: 2-4 units (including multiple houses on 1 lot)
Location: SF Bay Area; Richmond, Oakland

Why?
1) 30yr fixed rate financing. I plan on owning the "fix and hold" properties I buy for AT LEAST...

Thea Linkfield Appreciation, 50% Rule, 2% Rule, or a Mixture?
12 April 2016 | 16 replies

I'm looking at buy-and-hold properties in Jacksonville Beach trying to determine if certain properties are worth looking into more. I've been reading about the 2% Rule and 50% Rule, both of which seem pretty unattaina...

Mauricio Botero Philly Realty Transfer Tax (x2) when buying from a wholesaler?
26 August 2019 | 23 replies

As we already know when you buy and sell property in Philadelphia, there is a transfer tax you have to pay that comes out to about 4.2% of the purchase price of the property. https://beta.phila.gov/services/payments-a...

Bryan Kunka Start a fund or partner with private money lenders?
27 December 2016 | 17 replies

Curious which route this community thinks makes more sense: starting a real estate investment fund or working with a bunch of private money lenders?We have flipped 80+ properties at this point and really want to start...

Vasily R. Nothing in Seattle MFH house-hacking makes cashflow. Am I crazy?
3 May 2020 | 53 replies

I am working with two agents who showed me a bunch of MFH properties: mostly duplexes, some 4plexes. One in UW, many in Greenlake, some in Cap Hill/First Hill and a couple in West Seattle. My plan is to house-hack wit...

Kenneth Dai Out of state turnkey investing in Chicago
12 December 2018 | 48 replies

I got a bunch of questions about a property I purchased in Chicago through Profit from Rentals (PFR), so I thought I'd put down some of the facts here.  I'll attempt to keep this as a running post, so folks who are cu...

J. Martin 2013 Mistakes/Failures & Lessons Learned - Spill your guts!
5 October 2015 | 49 replies

I love to see the success stories on BP, but it’s also important to learn from mistakes in the past – and better to learn from someone else’s mistake than your own! Without sounding negative, lets spill some of our...

Amanda Williams Advice on AirBnB self-management
11 May 2019 | 16 replies

Hello! I will be closing on my first STR in early June and could really use some recommendations on how to manage it myself. I have worked with long-term rentals and flips, but this seems like a whole new world! I wou...

Justin Green Creative Financing
12 December 2014 | 22 replies

Question for the BP forum? What do you do when you are tapped out of liquid cast to jump on a deal? This is for general knowledge and also evaluating my situation question. Say you have a seller that wants out complet...

Sarah Larbi Costa Rica
11 January 2025 | 49 replies

Does anyone have any experience investing in Costa Rica? I would like to buy a future retirement home to get away from the cold winters but in the meantime would love to rent it out as a vacation rental.

What are the...