David Young
Should I do this deal? (8-unit apartment building...numbers included)
Hi BP,I found an 8-unit apartment building for sale by owner on craigslist. I've been studying real estate and reading/listening to BP for about a year and a half, but have yet to do an actual deal. I wanted to run ...
Joel Hollingsworth
Questions for the Sevier County cabin rental cabal
Hello world! First post on BP. Be nice.First, a quick note about me. I'm a formerly-retired lawyer (UT-Knoxville law school) who is now practicing again primarily for the purpose of rebuilding an investment stash I lo...
Nick Cooper
Buying house with cash vs using loan (here me out)
So I’m currently in the market to purchase my first rental property, and I’ve been brainstorming for good ideas and I remember Dave Ramsey saying that he buys all his properties with cash which allows him to offer way...
Jegan Basha
Investing in apartments/condos in bigger city
Generally investing in apartment in bigger city has a low cap rates and higher asking price.
Despite the low cap rate <4.5% ,is it advisable to invest in such apartments for long term investment?
Some investors sti...
Kendra Mattson
Hello from a Californian investor new to BP!
Hello BP!I've always been interested in investing and bought my first stocks while in college in San Diego. It didn't take me long to realize that despite my research, I felt like I was essentially picking at random a...
Peter Morgan
What is the right way to look at numbers?
Hello,If I own a single family home for my own personal use with PITI = $3000 and if $1000 of PITIgoes into principal payment, is it safe to consider my effective monthly real estate expense is $2000 and the other $10...
Kim Becker
Any landlords here renting to an Airbnb host?
We are both short and long term landlords. I am interested in experimenting with rental arbitrage: (approaching landlords and renting their property for the purpose of listing it as a short-term rental)
If you are a ...
Parker Brian
First Investment Questions and Concerns
Hello Everyone!
My wife and I are looking to start our journey on real estate investing. We are wanting to hit the ground running. We have a couple of roadblocks that we are trying to overcome. We are struggling to f...
Scott Wessels
What are your buy and hold investment rules?
Hi All,I want to know what your investment rules are for buy and hold investments, specifically SFRs. I know about the 1% rule, 2% rule, the 50% rule etc...that's not what I'm asking about. I'm trying to figure out ...
Ryan York
Discouraging Start to 2017
Hey all,My partner and I are staying positive and continuing to chug along, but we still haven't landed our first flip after about a year. It's getting discouraging! We're certainly not going to give up, but it'd be g...