Lance Borden
Making the numbers work
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...
Trent Reeve
Money set aside for Investment STR - how to evaluate purchase
What is the general rule on buying investment STR property if you cant normally absorb the mortgage payment forever? I have enough set aside that i could go a little over a year with no rental income. But is it normal...
James Ciccarello
What Are Your House Hacking Success / Challenges?
Hello All,
I have just begun my search for a MF property to house hack in upstate New York (Capital Region - Albany Metro). My goal is twofold, to gain experience as a RE investor / property mangement, and reduce li...
Grace Wang
Newbie from Redmond, WA
Hi, I am new in the real estate world, and just got my real estate broker license last September. My goal is to own enough single family homes that generate enough cash flow so that I can become financial independent ...
Mohammed Nasser
Beginner House Hacker Questions
Hi BP Community!I have decided to enter the field of RE investing and I am still extremely new to it (less than a month). I live in an expensive area (San Jose, CA) so the way I would like to begin my investing career...
Joe Schaak
Electric Baseboards of Forced Air
Advice needed : I have an older duplex in Minnesota that has had all the radiators removed. The old boilers are shot as well. I’m putting in a heating system from scratch.Electric heat is the least expensive to instal...
Kim Hopkins
How To Make a P&L with Pivot Tables in Google Sheets
Hello! This is more of a spreadsheet question than a real estate theory question, but I'm asking this group since anyone who has tried to make a P&L this way will have run into this problem! Problem: How do you in...
Artur A.
Getting too many maintenance requests from Tenant
Hello BP friends. Getting too many requests related to plumbing.Do you have any recommendation for that? I was thinking about updating contract to make tenants pay for expenses (plumbing issues)Last month expenses wer...
Jordan Becker
Scaling up quickly vs. maximizing COC return?
I am a relative newbie investor, focusing on small multifamily (at least initially). My goal is to scale up as fast as possible, in order to build cash flow. Is there any advantage in doing a larger (more expensive)...
Mary Eubanks
Down Payment Options (HELOC/Refi)?
I am a Real Estate agent in the DFW area. We are wanting to begin our investment portfolio using the BRRRR method or via new construction. However, we need assistance in figuring out where the down payment will come f...