Joey Nakayama
Move-in fee v. security deposit
As a Chicago landlord, I've noticed many local apartment listings that ask for a non-refundable move-in fee instead of a security deposit. I suspect this is partially due to Chicago's strict laws regarding security...
Mike Xiao
Triplex in American Fork, Utah
Does anyone have some inputs on American Fork UT, and its nearby surrounding areas? It seems to have grown quite a bit, with high tech companies moving in. Specifically looking at a new development in American Fork c...
Jason Mak
California vs. Texas
Starting this thread after reading through the "Austin is Hot" thread. After reading that thread, the Austin atmosphere looks similar to California. I'm a California investor and certainly a dearth of deals out ther...
Zahra Fathollahi
Is any city in Southern California good for rental investment property for cash flow?
Hi, I am new and want to learn. I am in Los Angeles. The prices are way out of reach. Searching for ideas. Where should I start?
Appreciate your input.
Evan Kline
MTR's 16 Months in: 10 things we've learned (South East, Winston Salem)
I thought I'd share some of our lessons from the past nearly year and a half of running mid-term rentals. Back in January 2022 we had an LTR turnover on one of our units. My wife and I have been super scrappy over the...
Maranda Tucker
How much $$$ did you have when you started investing?
My husband is convinced we have to be making $200k + a year before we can start investing. I KNOW that isn't the case. I have met a few that started with very little and built their empire over time. When you first st...
Lee Scarlett
NEED HELP ON 120 UNIT MULTI-FAMILY?
Hello everyone,I have not focused any attention on multi-family know-how here on BP since I didn't see myself having the resources to tackle such a project as a new investor. Then someone I know mentioned there is ...
Raquel Pea
Are There Still Many Motivated Seller's in West Oakland, CA?
Hello BP,I currently work with a Bay Area Wholesaler, and soon I hope to start up my own wholesaling business in order to raise funds for investing. Here is my concern: I am not confident there are many motivated sell...
Ryan Johnson
Rentals why no cats?
My wife and I are cross-shopping rentals and buying. Leaning more towards renting though. My question is this... We are very meticulous people. We have the nicest looking home on our street, greenest grass, tidiest ...
Arianne L.
First Rental Refinance - BRRR
Just wanted to share the results of our first rental refinance / delayed financing. My husband and I are in our first year of our real estate investing career. Hope to encourage some of the newer people here. There ar...