Lysa T.
Freedom Number
Hi everyone! Today I was listening to a couple podcasts and I kept hearing about the concept of the "freedom number". I tried to search Google on the topic and I got a lot of irrelevant links. I would like more inform...
Jonathan Johnson
When is an on-site manger is needed for Apartments?
Hello BP,I'm looking at a 100 unit purchase of 2 buildings. One of the opportunities I see in the apartment is they have a lot of staff.The management on payroll is as follows: Maintenance at $19.50/hr; Part-time main...
Ben Kevan
Rental Property Balance Sheets
For the single and multi SFR owners,
How do you handle your cash flow? Do you do per property, then overall? Do you use a program (ie quicken?), or stick to the simplest of simples and use excel?
Does anyone have ...
Brian Campbell
does it really make sense for me to invest now?
I have been looking at homes that are at just 25 percent of their 2004-2006 sale prices and are now 100k and under. I only have 20k in ready cash and am looking at 20 percent down.
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Jordan Fujan
Cap Ex....an investment killer?
I'm working on my investment spreadsheet and have been doing some reading on the topic of Cap Ex. Some people use a number like 10% of the income, but many suggest itemizing your expenses over their lifespan is the mo...
Noah Zielinski
New to the business. Can someone help look over my numbers?
Hi, I'm 23 and new to real estate investing business. I live in Ontario and would like to buy my first multi-family house in the near future. I've read a lot of the threads on this forum and there's a lot of great...
David Clark
Hello from Seattle! Tell me it's not too late...
Hello, all! Super newb here. I've always been interested in real estate, but have always felt it was something you had to have money to make money in. I know that's mostly true, but let me get into who I am a bit. I'm...
E.S. Burrell
Buying your own health insurance
Hi all.... I own six properties and my goal is to purchase 2 more by the end of the year. I also work FT. I need the health insurance benefits my job offers. How do you all manage health insurance? Do you buy your ow...
Colin Simpson
Buy and Rent vs. Rent and Buy
Hello BP,I am looking to get my feet wet in real estate investing after I just recently graduated college and started working a 9-5 in Little Rock, AR. I want to get started, I'm just at a fork in the road on how to ...
Andre Crabb
Non-FHA house hacking benefits?
Hey all,As we all know house hacking is a great way to get started in real estate.I've been wondering though, if you don't use an FHA, what are the benefits? For example, let's assume I live in an area where rents re ...