When estimating operating expenses using the 50% rule, do you include property taxes and insurance as part of the 50%? Or do you consider that part of the mortgage payment?50% seems kind of high to me without the taxe...

Hi all! My name is James and I am super excited to be here! I have been listening to the podcast, webinars and saving for this first purchase for about a year now.
I am hoping to get some feedback on my first purcha...

End Goal: Save the family farmI’ve been studying Real Estate Investing since 2002 but have yet to actually get into it.  I’d give reasons why, but they’d all sound like excuses.  I’ve been devoted to raising my three ...

Hey all!First time posting on the Bigger Pockets forums, but I have been listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast all the time when I am in the car and have become really interested and passionate about real estate.I a...

Good evening everyone,My two eldest siblings and I are thinking of joining forces to capitalize on approximately 8K sqft of land behind our mother's home. We've talked about doing something with it for years, but our ...

My analysis shows I gain zero income on these high-end townhomes I just spent 3 years building. They are new builds so I expect repairs to be minimal, but since my GC was such garbage (and his subs) there is a risk of...

Hi everyone, I'd like advice on how to proceed.Its a commercial condo on a downtown mall in a small city. Prices are generally high here, and cap rates don't get too high.The tenant (long time coffee shop manager has ...

Hi My name is William Laurent.I just got my first meeting in person with a motivated seller after made my first mail campaign, and I would like to share with the BP community, to get some feedback about it, that can h...

I know that a lot of investors don't bother to repair a lot of the problems found in an inspection report. But how do you choose what to address and what not to? When I talk with the inspectors, naturally they tend to...

Hi BiggerPockets forum members!I've been perusing the forums and listening to podcasts for some time now, but finally am taking the next step to get more serious about real estate investing and making my first post on...