Justin Kerstetter
Should we do a short term or long term rental in CA?
My wife and I purchase a SFR last April in Northern CA. (Redding) with intentions of turning it into a long term rental. We also have thought about turning this property into a short term rental as well due to its lac...
Wasam Hawari
Advice on House Hacking in San Diego, CA
Hi BP SD Community, I am an investor moving from Sacramento, CA to San Diego, CA for work. Instead of renting, I was looking into house hacking a Multi-Family property (rent one unit out and live in the other). I pref...
Brandon Hardiman
Home Appraisals Method in HSV
Looking for advice here from experienced investors in our local Huntsville or North Alabama market. My current strategy for my first properties are BRRRR methods of SFH's. I am having a difficult time nailing down wha...
Marc C.
Interest Rates: For every .5% rise, prices need to fall 3%?
So, according to http://www.crefcoa.com/apartment-rates-main.html, apartment loan rates are up about .5% under D. Trump. Around 4.88% for what I'm looking for, up from 4.39%. What should that do to YOUR calculations,...
Andrew Martinez
Is it a good idea to invest in vacation rental properties
Hello BP community I'm just starting out on my journey and I am interested in investing in rental properties including vacation rentals. I have read "the book on rental property investing" and a few other books as wel...
Rachel Dunham
Putting a Business Together AFTER that Great Deal...
Before unloading my barrel of questions, let me get you all up to speed with what we've done so far...My story begins many moons ago, but I'll skip ahead to the key points. My husband and I bought an ugly townhouse a...
Jessica Peng
Real estate investing vs. amazon selling
Hi everyone! I am new and this is actually my first post :) I have not yet started any real estate investing and am currently just doing research on everything possible. I also just finished reading "The Book on Renta...
Chris Phillips
Fork in the road, need help on the path to choose
I skipped the introduction post, sorry, I will make one I swear!As the subject says, I'm at a fork in the road in my life and need some opinions and different perspective before I make a course change. Each path leads...
Charles Han
FHA Loan versus 5% Down Conventional Loan
Hello everyone,Fairly new member (and overall investor) here looking for help. Thank you beforehand for any advice!I have the opportunity to get into a duplex with either an FHA loan at 3.5% down or with a conventiona...
Garrett M.
Cost of Gut rehab on 1500sq ft in Philadelphia?! Including basement!
Hi out there in BP land!Do you guys have experience with estimating gut rehab costs for Philadelphia? I know it will all depend on who does it and how nicely its done... The house is a 3 story, single family, 1500 s...