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Hi BP,In California (my local market), I'm having trouble deciding which metric to use for buy and hold investments and what I consider a "good" percentage for metrics like IRR or Cash on Cash return. I'd like your in...
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With the current CAP rates, some places in Austin are at 4-5% at best, the question is how far can you compress the cap rate if you are buying at these low rates and sell 5 years later? are you really depending only o...
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I've been doing research and forum stalking for a while now, and am getting ready to take the leap and purchase my first Fix and Flip. (By "ready" I mean "within the next 12 months.") I'm trying to pin down a formula ...
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I've never done STR but have plenty of experience with LTR. While I understand the fundamentals of STR, I would like to understand bit more. If you have done STR as out-of-state and/or out-of-town investor for at leas...
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How many of you have offered your properties on lease w/option to buy? What were the terms of that? Meaning did you charge X amount down up front and a lease term of X amount of time? After which point their down woul...
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Hi all, So I am trying to Refi my rental property's and my personal home. The bank im working with wants to do a commercial loan for everything at 6.5%. I would rather break them up with a loan for each. They say they...
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From my 12 listings last year I had 37% of our reservations come from Airbnb. With high fees and the grip Airbnb has around your neck my goal for 2024 is to get it down below 25%. At the same time, I want to take dire...
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While it appears many rookie investors tend to struggle to hit the ground running due to lack of capital / financing, I have the opposite problem. I've never purchased an investment property but want to begin my inves...
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I have been seriously looking into the Tiny House craze. I am hoping someone knows what I am talking about. Here in CA, esp. SF Bay Area, rental housing is through the roof. (no pun intended). I have looked into t...
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We have a tenant on Section 8 in Missouri. Single mother. She wants to add her son's pregnant girlfriend and, in fairness to her daughter, her boyfriend. "To help them get on their feet". (We are not here to couns...