J. Martin
Is Appreciation better than CF? CA Cities Historical Appreciation
A lot of California investors have talked trash on BP about how much they make on appreciation. I just wanted to post some data to back up that trash talk! lolSince 1980, you've made 350-800% in cumulative asset appre...
Marc Dufour
Water bill unpaid by tenants
My tenants left the property at the end of the lease. 10 days later I received on the door a overdue notice at the name of the tenant but my address that they didn't pay for their water and that it is $300.
I already ...
Brian Wilson
Can't qualify for a loan but have the money
I am a 19 year old who lives in Columbus, Ohio. I have my own landscaping company and have accumulated some money that I want to invest somewhere and make it grow. I would like to buy a multi-family property with an F...
Michael Ashe
Starting out decisions without a ton of money
2nd time in the forum asking a "Get Started" question.My girlfriend and I (soon to be married) own our current home and are 3 years into our 30 year on a 3.75% rate. Between appreciation and our payments we have 50K-7...
Matt Larson
Estimating expenses on buy and hold SFR
For all you seasoned and experienced investors who have bought and held SFR properties for a number years:I'm trying to see if I'm on the right track for estimating long-term expenses for SFR.Background: Purchased fir...
Account Closed
Listsource Missing Data
I purchased a list of 2-300 Units in 1 zip code and quickly found that the data isn't as accurate as I was expecting. For starters, the multi-family I own isn't on the list. The only other criteria I had selected was ...
Tarcizio Goncalves
Investing in RE with a 403b from an old employer
Hi BP community, I have 403b from an old employer that I want to use to invest in RE. There is just under 100k in this account and when looking to withdraw the money, I was told I would incur over 30k on fees and pena...
Account Closed
Do we really get tax benefit for rental property?
Lets assume a Scenario: A new investor who invests $150K on a first rental property. No other retal or home mortgages.
IRS: US govt already allows a "Standard Deduction" of S24,400 (Married joint filing). The other o...
Adam Moehn
Phantom Repairs when doing Rental Deal Analysis
I'm curious to hear how other people account for phantom repairs when looking at a deal to purchasing a rental property. By this I mean the depreciated value of having an older roof, furnace, etc. in a house you are l...
Account Closed
Accredited Investors come in all shapes and sizes
I am trying to find investors who believe in me and my abilities, However, I know investors only care about credibility. I have an awesome team with experience in which I lean on however, I want to bring my own invest...