Erik Sherburne
How leveraged are you?
Curious out there what people use as a general rule for how leveraged they are. How comfortable you are with debt. Do you have 401K loans? Would you cash out a Roth IRA? Do you use HELOCs off your primary? For...
Brandon Foken
Question for those who use Google adWords - Conversion Rates
Hey BPers,
I just started an adWords campaign late last week and was curious what other's conversion rates looked like. What is the average number of clicks you pay for to get a lead conversion or a filled ou...
Michael O'Byrne
Should I move from FSBO to a realtor?
First, here is some background on this deal. My wife and I are new investors located in Houston. This is the second home that we have rehabbed. I thought we made every mistake in the book on the first house, but aft...
Ryan F.
Where Would You Invest ? Calgary, Edmonton, other ?
Hello Newbie here with my first post.My wife and I thinking of purchasing our first investment property with the plan to get a retirement income in 15 yrs from now. We currently live in BC and due to expensive market...
Jim Stoffey
Joint Venture - Is this a Scam?
Hi all,I'm a long-time lurker/listener, but this is my first post in the forums. After attending an awesome BP meetup in Philadelphia (hosted by @Troy S.) some red flags have come up regarding the structure we're loo...
Andrew Syrios
The Rate of Return from ONLY Principal Paydown
I was curious on what the rate of return would be on real estate from nothing more than principal paydown alone. Turns out it's not that shabby. Using my trusty CCIM Institute financial calculator, if you get a 80% LT...
Graham Dersley
turnkey vs. putting together my own team (new investor)
Just listened to the recent BP podcast about out of state investing (prices are too high in my area for good cash flow). David Greene talked about finding a real estate agent, contractor, property manager etc in a t...
Pete Edmonson
Analyzing a 50-unit apartment- "The 1% Rule" ?
I have an opportunity to purchase a 50 unit apartment, along with 7 other SFR properties (14 doors total for those) from a retired old-school RE investor. He keeps telling me that he used to buy his properties using t...
Beck DeYoung
Facing Negative Cash Flow While House Hacking – Looking for Advice
I’m struggling to wrap my head around the reality of negative cash flow. I’ve been exploring multi-family properties for house hacking in both the Philadelphia and Boston areas for several months, focusing on the chea...
Jonathan Taylor
CA prop 10 opinions
Hi BP folks,
I live in Los Angeles and have been putting offers in for fourplexes but prop 10 has me wondering if I SHOULD by as big as I planned. For those who don’t know, prop 10 would limit landlords ability to ra...