John Williams
Downside of the 1% rule...
Here's why I don't like the 1% rule...A buy-and-hold investor should think long-term. The 1% rule doesn't matter as much if you have a 5-10 year investing horizon because it does not take into account appreciation or ...
Brandon Sturgill
What % Do You Use for Expenses & Vacancy on a Rental Property?
Do you have a standard percentage you use for evaluating a rental property...I feel comfortable with 10% across the board...any thoughts?VacancyCapXRepairs...Thanks
Chad V.
Is this a good idea to start out with?
I am new to BiggerPockets. I have been listening tirelessly to the podcasts for the last month or two. I really want to get started in real estate investing but have little cash on hand...
The property belo...
Stephen R.
Estimating purchase currently at Net Operating Loss
I'm looking at picking up a 4 family, 12 BR, 4 BA as a first purchase. It seems the current owner, who inherited the property and seems to know less about valuation than this aspiring investor, has been operating at a...
Guy Azta
Interested in insight about syndication, crowdfund platform funds, DSTs performance
Hello BP world,Been away for a long while. A bit background: I've been investing in real estate for approx 10 years now and have a small portfolio of single families and multi families. While it's doing ok in aggregat...
Ryan Cramer
Purchasing Real Estate from Immediate Family Advice
My wife and I recently relocated from New York City to Olney, MD. My aunt passed last year, and my two cousins inherited her 5 bedroom 2.5 bath house. They were kind enough to allow my wife and I to move in to the h...
Trevor Toft
No cash flow but great property! Rent or Sell?
I currently own a town-home in a great neighborhood that I purchased back in 2020. I am looking to start my real estate investing journey and my first thought is to utilize a HELOC on my primary residence, rent it out...
Kristiana Kenny
Fundrise - Real Estate Investing Online
Hello, all!I've had an interest in real estate for a few years now, but was always nervous about the instability of the market to ever put money towards any REIT... until now. I've faced my fears and invested with the...
JD Morris
When am I over leveraged?
Hey everyone,
I am trying to set some goals for myself for acquiring rental properties and I am wondering how fast I should go.
I will have to finance every property I buy. I want to focus on rentals and no...
Steve K
How would you structure this?
I'm thinking about buying a non performing note for a small multifamily property. Property isn't in an area where I want to manage it, nor would it be practical as it's about three hours away from me.
One of my exi...