Jamie Mathieu
How to Analyze Rental Market Saturation
Hi BP friends.I am analyzing my first rental property investment deal in Baltimore, MD. How do others go about determining rental market saturation other than trolling through Craigslist ads? I am narrowed between t...
Pete Perez
House Hacking in Washington State
Hello Fellow BPers!I am a newbie investor from Southern California and have been spending a lot of time reading forums, books, and consuming as many podcasts as I can over the past several months. That preparation has...
Thomas A. Rufo
Short Term vs Long Term
Hello Everyone,
This is my first post on the forum. My wife and I currently own two identical condos (3 bedroom/2 bath) in the same community. We were married over a year ago and I moved into her condo and we put t...
Thomas Giganti
Kitchen appliances
Question for all the experienced landlords out there- I'm just starting to renovate my first property in order to get it ready for rental. The kitchen is out dated and has original cabinets and countertops (both woode...
Maria T.
Preferred Equity Experience
Hello Everyone … always get great advise here! We are looking to use preferred equity on our new deal..What was your experience with preferred equity? Would your recommend going with preferred equity?
Troy Larson
Do you see short term rentals as a long term investment strategy?
I am researching investment strategies and keep getting pulled back to STRs. I know many large tourist towns and cities have/are enacting regulations that may make STRs out of reach for a single investor or company.St...
Matthew Mclean
What financial rules do you follow when buying? Negative cash flow?
Would you consider negative cash flow for a house that will appreciate and rents will increase?
Richard C.
CNN Story on Housing Affordability
I would be interested in the opinions of @dawn aceri, @James Wise and other midwestern investors on this story:
http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/22/real_estate/home-buying-salary/index.html?iid=HP_LN
In th...
Anne Grello
Advice?? Placing multiple offers, but no takers
Hello, I am just starting out and trying to get my first investment property. I am using a conventional loan for financing and putting down 25%. Surprisingly, (to me), I have put in multiple offers on different proper...
Zihan Huang
Finding my intro to real estate investing
Hello,I am currently trying to find my intro to real estate investing. I make about 89k a year and I have about 20k saved (~10k in bank and ~10k in ETFs). The main issue for me right now is that I live in NYC and if I...