John Rodriguez
Negotiating with RE agent
We're looking to purchase our first investment property here in the burbs near chicago. We want to approach a RE agent to make offers for us on HUD properties.
I'm capable of researching my own properties ...
Luke W.
Increasing Section 8 Rent (Under market value already)
I purchased a duplex in October that has section 8 tenants in it. I haven't really had many problems with it, other than a minor electrical one (had to change a plug to get the circuit to work), but I believe the prev...
Kyle Adam
Newbie - Dallas/Irving/Plano - MFH, SFH, Apartment
Hello BP folks!My name is Kyle Adam. I'm originally from Canada, and grew up in Arlington, Texas. I currently live in Irving, TX. I'm looking to enter the home owner and real estate world this year. I work as a sa...
Rick L.
Duplex Deal Analysis
I'm trying to grasp all the concepts on here and apply them when considering my next property purchase. So, here it goes!
Also, numbers have been slightly rounder higher to add some cushion to the expenses. This is...
Mark Robinson
Purchasing a house from a wholeseller
Hello BP Team - going to my first walk thru of a house that is being wholesaled today. The wholesaler states its 129k for the house, all big ticket items are good, and the ARV is 200k. DOM for the area is single d...
Terri B.
What is a good 2018 cap rate / cash-on-cash for San Antonio, TX?
Howdy all!My business partner (also my spouse) and I are trying to determine what we should do with our one and only rental property.It's a SFH in a "suburbia" neighborhood on the outskirts of San Antonio, TX (specifi...
Janna Afanasjeva
Tenant-friendly county: tenant refuses to accept charges to security deposit
Husband and I have been renting 1 property for the past 3 years (and learning a lot from the experience). The property is located in Cook County Illinois (Chicago suburbs), and we have issues with the most recent tena...
Matthijs Pol
Do I need a CPA?
This is my first time filing taxes and having investment properties both purchased late last year. Normally my wife does our taxes through Turbo Tax and that’s what we are planning on doing this time as well. But what...
Coleman Cox
San Diego rental property investing
Hi All,I recently moved back to San Diego after about 10 years in the Bay Area of California; happy to be home! I was born and raised in Point Loma so am familiar with San Diego, but am trying to get up to speed on th...
Adam Eckhoff
Out-of-State & $100k
Good Morning Everyone,My name is Adam Eckhoff, commercial real estate appraiser in New Jersey. I'm considering investing in cash-flowing properties out of state. For example, lets choose Ohio. I see multiple propertie...