I'm more interested in holding out and renting out a property than I am flipping one, but if I did find one for a good enough deal and managed to get rid of it fairly quickly, what are the taxes like?

I suppose there...

I'm looking for an online resource that has data on average cash on cash returns for multi family investments in a given area.  I live in California and I know that this state has MUCH lower returns than say the Midwe...

I am going in on a 3-unit house with my investing partner, Mike, and we are trying to solidify an agreement for equity given what each of us is putting into the investment and the fact that we plan to split monthly ex...

Which would you choose?

We have a small house that we are completely gutting. We will be changing the floor plan, redoing the plumbing and updating the electrical, so we can choose either gas or electric for ...

Much of this thread is repost of parts of other threads and blogs from a year ago. I"ve been continually asked about this subject and there are lots of newbies on BP that may benefit from this.
I want - to start wit...

For those of you that have left W-2 job wondering at what point you felt comfortable doing that, was there a certain magic number you had to have, did you have a plan in place before leaving, did you ever look back, w...

Hey everyone, I recently got a fantastic little mountain chalet in Rimforest, Lake Arrowhead CA We mostly got it as a personal get away and long term flip/sweat equity builder, but are interested in doing Airbnb. I fo...

Hi Everyone, hope all is well. Wanted to get your thoughts on this deal, based on the following terms:My goal (caveat): 1st MFH deal, looking fora stabilized asset for moderate cash flow. Not looking to do any major v...

I have seen a bunch of questions about reserves for things like vacancies, major repairs, and capital improvements. In my opinion, these are not relevant to my rental empire.I try to find properties that at a minimum ...

BP nation,In my market, turnkey (rent-ready) homes are going for $140K - $150K and renting for around $1 per sf. Now - you can get a distressed property for $110K - $120K, but by the time you fix the foundation and gi...