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Jeff Goddard HELOC as alternative to conventional fixed mtg...
15 July 2016 | 34 replies

This is a bit long so....  I am wondering if any of the BP members have heard anything about using a HELOC  to replace a fixed or traditional mortgage??I recently came across a u tube video of a fellow in Hawaii whose...

Joshua Hill When can I quit my 9-5 job?
23 January 2012 | 50 replies

Any advice out there on the best way to pull away from the full time job and make landlording the main gig. special formulas , cash flow, separate income accounts. My biggest concern is that once I leave my full tim...

Austin Irwin Help with budgeting maintenance, capex, and vacancy for a SFH
14 June 2022 | 8 replies

Hello BP community,I was hoping for some insight regarding budgeting for maintenance, capex, and vacancy for a SFH in Shippensburg, PA.  This is my first rental, so I am a newbie.  I have read that a popular rule is 5...

Gillian Thackray NNN v. other commercial - which really has the best returns?
28 May 2021 | 7 replies

Hi Everyone - Thanks for all your valuable discussion and willingness to share advice.  Tapping into the wisdom and thinking of folks who have greater perspective/different perspective and experience is so very valuab...

Eric Coats Running STR #s for Newbie
29 January 2025 | 20 replies

I'm looking to get my first STR.  The goal starting off is a place that my family enjoys visiting and renting the rest of the time.  I recognize that when my family visits I'm hurting my profitability, but that would ...

Bobby Narinov What is your experience making the tenants pay utilities on a single meter
8 June 2015 | 10 replies

I'm evaluating an apartment complex (two buildings) where the owner pays water, gas and sewers. During the inspection I noticed that some toilets have constantly running water and the wall heaters were still heating d...

Alick Patrick More Units vs Less Units
27 January 2015 | 8 replies

While doing research for my first REI property I realized that I can generate the same amount of cash flow for a property around $100,000 and for a property around $500,000. Of course the $500,000 property meant bette...

Nate Burgher Invest out of Market: 5 Hour Drive or 5 Hour Flight?
4 February 2018 | 15 replies

When you go to invest out of your local market, would you choose a market that's a 5 Hour Flight away, or choose a market that you know much better but is 80% as good that's a 5 Hour Drive away?I'm currently invested ...

Daniel Lehrman House hacking with AirBnB
23 May 2017 | 13 replies

What's your opinion on house hacking with AirBnB?

Here's the general idea of what I've experienced as a guest in San Diego and Vancouver.

You stay at property that has a guest house. We retrieve the keys from a lo...

Aidan Herrera Is Brrring multifamily a good tactic and is New Jersey too expensive for $250,000?
17 May 2023 | 9 replies

My name is Aidan Herrera (22 years old) and I live near Hackettstown NJ, I recently went through less than 1 month ago a pain no one should ever experience with the passing of my best friend and father. He was a wonde...