Kyle Scholnick
The 0.5% rule...Can you be successful?
I live just outside of Washington DC where I would say the average home price is about $475,000. Based on the going rate for rents, for $475,000 house I probably won't be able to get more than $2800 in rental income f...
Deano Vulcano
Very Different Post: Mid-Life Crisis and Bored with Flipping Houses
I thought I would take a chance in posting this here because I know there are some bright minds who may be able to help. Let me clear, I am not asking for anything more than mere advise. I am a 54 year old(young) man ...
Andrew McKinley
How We Bought Our First House With No Money
How We Bought Our First House with No Money Down, Got $7,300 at Closing, and Added Over $120,000 in Value Immediately!Hi There BP Community! I am excited to share you this story about how my wife and I bought our firs...
Andrew Merritt
Feedback on Cash Out Refinancing Terms
Hey All, I'm going through some cash-out refinancing on two of my duplexes and wanted to get some feedback on the terms. I'm working with a DSCR lender if that makes a difference. I started the process about two mon...
Russ Wahl
Refi issues! BRRR complete and now a bank surprise!
Has anyone ever run into this issue and how do we navigate it? We bought our first BRRRR deal as a bank foreclosure. Took weeks to clean it up and months to rehab. We fixed it up and put tenants in it and got an appra...
Briana Martin
Recommended Property Type for First Time Investor?
My husband and I live in a home we own in Southern California and are looking to buy our first investment property. We are parents of 2 kids under 2, so we need our first property to be as low risk and hands off as po...
Carlos O.
Finding it difficult to get home insurance estimates
Hello everyone,I just wanted to share some of the difficulties I am encountering in obtaining home insurance estimates. I've e-mailed about 10 different insurance agents last Sunday and only 1 got back to me. She prom...
Isaac Johnson
The MLS seems to be flooding with STR
Hey Everyone,My name is Isaac Johnson. I'm a local real estate investor and agent. Recently I was helping a client find property in NWA and every single house we looked at was an AirBNB that had been bought less than ...
Youssef Labib
Fundamental Question: Cash Flowing Markets vs Dallas
I am a newbie investor out of DFW. Initially wanted to invest here for the long-term appreciation. But noticed that many midwest markets can produce really good cash flow (30%+ CoC), and only slighly lower appreciatio...
Julie Inderkum
Silly to Buy a Rental Before Owning Own Home?
First, thank you to the BP community for all the helpful knowledge and insight. I just discovered this amazing resource last week and have already learned so much!I am hoping to purchase my first rental property in th...