Mike B.
New Austin Landloard - What to do now?
My wife and I got married and move to the Austin suburbs back in 2017. Right away she started pressuring me to buy my first house, so we drove out to Leander and picked up a new build for $230,000. It was the FIRST ho...
Nick Loukas
Duplex...private seller . Also my first investment property!
Hey BP, so I’m looking for my first investment property in the Lehigh valley area of Pa and came across what seems to be a good deal on Craigslist. Property is not on MLS and privately being sold. Met the owner and se...
Jeremy Peters
Struggling with Buy and Hold Math for Texas Property
I've been doing some financial analysis on potential deals to purchase my first buy and hold rental in the DFW area. I'm struggling to find scenarios that seem reasonably profitable to buy and hold rental property.He...
Vinny Cristenson
How to start when your area is too expensive?
Hello everyone, I know this is probably a silly question, but I'm just getting started into investing and I have a facing the following dilemma:I wanted to start in a market there I'm familiar with, and that I can go ...
Jon Saddler
Retirement rollover to Solo 401K to invest in multifamily
Hi All! Interested in the community's thoughts on one possible game plan for investing in my first multifamily:I currently own two single family rentals, and my goal is to grow my portfolio to eventually replace my in...
Sam Valme
New Face in the DMV!
Hello BP Members!I feel like I've finally found a (metaphorical) home! But before I get into all that I'll start with a quick intro. ;)My name Sam Valme (pronounced "val"-"may", Haitian decent). I am a software engine...
Nate Burnett
New member - New Hampshire Seacoast
Hi all,My name is Nate and I'm a young professional in the IT industry that is hopefully purchasing my first multi unit to owner occupy and start my property profile. My husband and I have been living in Ireland for t...
Scott Schultz
Avoiding the "Broker Dealer" taxation
I am a Broker in WI turned full time investor, I use to just flip, but am now adding rentals, 4 in the last 9 mo. If I was not a broker my rental income would truly passive and not subject to self employment tax, but ...
Kevin Lefeuvre
What's the optimum size of the ideal STR ?
There are a lot of conversations here on BP about city/location, but not much about the size of the property. Since we all know size DOES matter ;) what has been your experience? It's well established that for LTR, sm...
Angus Yang
Investing in a vacation rental out of state?
Hi there BPers!I've been tinkering with the idea of purchasing a duplex and using both sides as a vacation rental. I do have some logistical concerns and would love to hear from anyone else who has purchased a vacatio...