Cal C.
Hedge Funds- How are they treating their rentals?
By hedge funds I mean any of the institutional investors that have been investing in rental properties the last few years. Does anybody have any first hand knowledge of what any of them are doing in your local mar...
Sophie Grizzle
House Hacking My First Investment Property!
Hey Everyone! I'm super excited that 2023 is going to be the year I buy my first investment property. I just relocated to Pensacola, Florida and I'm on the hunt for a deal. I'm planning to use my FHA loan to buy a sma...
William Kuczmera
Is Cashing out my 401k to buy a duplex a good idea ?
I currently own and live in one side of a duplex I picked up just over a year ago. I am anxious to purchase another. I am strongly considering cashing out my 401K in order to be able to afford the 20% down payment tha...
Krystof Pilisiewicz
Purchase analysis: What do you think of this deal?
Hi, I want to run some numbers by you, and see if my purchase would make sense. I live in NYC so I`m trying to be creative with my approach. I will be managing this property on my own, and do fixes on my own. Here you...
Tony Xu
Turnkey Home inspection advice for a newbie
Hello,So I'm in the process of closing on my first turnkey property and just got my home inspection report back. It only listed 1 major issue but a lot of maintenance items, I am not sure what is expected/not expected...
Joshua Nuss
New Invester - Reading for a couple of years, ready to take the next step
Hello, I have read several books including Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat by David Greene, How to Invest in Real Estate by Brandon Turner and Joshua Dorkin, and The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Tu...
Brian J Allen
Fannie Mae 5% Down Multifamily Loan: A Double-Edged Sword
In November 2023, Fannie Mae introduced a new policy allowing owner-occupant loans on 2-4 family homes with just 5% down, a significant change from the previous requirement of a minimum 15% down payment. One might thi...
Tayvion Payton
Investing in MultiFamily
I currently earn a solid income from my day job and am working to diversify my investment portfolio by focusing on multifamily real estate. I believe multifamily properties offer better value for the time spent managi...
Steven DeMarco
Almost 2 years in and haven't made any money (via cashflow)
Hey BP - Want some advice/perspective on my situation.
Back in 2022, I had a strong desire to get into REI to diversify my investments and pursue a new side hustle. I envisioned real estate investing as a way to make...
Turner Simon
Net Zero Projects
Hello all, I have recently stumbled across a commercial project in Boston that was a "Net Zero Neighborhood". In short this means that it produces more energy than it consumes. This type of project I believe has tr...