Alex Bruzda
How bad is too bad to renovate and rent?
There is a property in my neighborhood that looks abandoned (the door is bolted shut, a front window is cracked, and it's overgrown) that I have been curious about for a while because I live in a higher end area of th...
Kristen Haynes
Excellent post on the state of the market and diversification
What a time we are living in. Just as we are emerging from the...
William Collins
Thoughts on incorporating heat and hotwater as a profit?
I was discussing with a friend today the potential of incorporating heat and hotwater as a profit generation source. This would of course require 3 base things: 1) efficient utilities- a natural gas hookup in this ...
Paul Shay
Monon 16 Development Multi-Unit
Happy Plague everyone!
I am currently in the process of building a single family home in the Monon 16 development area with 3 units (main, basement, and carriage). While all 3 have their own dedicated entrance/kitche...
Brian Mackey
No Realtor Involved - Off Market Deal
Hello,
A seller and I accepted an offer of 288k on her duplex. It needs a bit of work, but I believe as my second House Hack, it will work out well.
My question is this: Her friend owns a title company, and she wou...
Michael Montana
Cash Out Refinance or Not
Backstory: We purchased our primary residence 3 years ago and now have about 100k in equity thanks to the current real estate market. And with the low interest rates, we are going to refinance our house. We currently ...
Aaron Bry
Refinancing out of FHA to eliminate PMI
Hi guys. Most of you may not know me, so here is a quick backround:I am 22 years old and just purchased my first home at the beginning of 2016 (Our current residence) with my older brother.We financed through FHA at 3...
John Becker
Can I please get some recommendations on effective prop mgr?
Hello, I have 12 doors in the Hammond area of NW Indiana. I recently retired and need to be taking home a better percentage of my gross rent than I am right now. I would love to find a manager with a good team to do...
Ken M Middleton
Refusal to do an itemized bid by contractors (Columbus, GA)
Hey BP family,
My wife and I identified a potential home that we are interested in rehabbing. We got an initial ballpark bid from a contractor of around 20k worth of work but after the inspection, there were a few it...
Den Locke
Moving and thinking about making our old house an STR
We are probably moving out of state and we are exploring the option of putting our current home up on airbnb/vrbo. I'm trying to use AirDNA to analyze how much we might be able to make and the numbers weren't exactly ...