Josh Bishop
Commercial vs Residential
I have a small residential portfolio which I have enjoyed and would like to continue to grow. Commercial investing has always interested me, although I have heard its a much different animal. I have a residential lice...
Brian Gibbons
MHI SAFE Act comment letter filed with HUD March 1st
I thought I'd pass this along to the members of BP...
MHI filed the following comment letter today regarding HUD’s proposed rule on the SAFE Act.
The deadline for comments is this Friday, March 5th. Please fell fr...
Stephen Polizzi
Newport, NH and Claremont, NH rental markets
I'm interested in utilizing the BRRRR strategy in these markets. What are the downsides, and are they enough that they should dissuade me from trying? "PS, one last example. There is a profound difference between K...
Ryan Jones
Buy and Hold and the 1% rule?
I'm just curious about buying and holding properties while renting them out. In most everywhere in the US, you cannot rent a property for at least 1% of the value. In Denver, you can buy a $400k property and get no ...
Azita S.
Emergency Raze & Remove Notice :(
Earlier this year, I purchased 5 duplexes in Milwaukee metro in a package deal. The buildings were inexpensive $96K for the package and all together they needed less than $20,000 in repairs. I took a $100K HELOC to ...
Gary Sullivan
Brian Gibbons
A quick comment about Brian Gibbons, if I may.I have never met Brian but for the last several months I have been following his posts, along with posts from other people, on this blog. His posts have always been well t...
Sean McCluskey
What Rates are you getting right now? When Should I refi?
Hey BP! I'm sure everyone is actively watching the news and their impact on mortgage rates.I'm personally losing sleep wondering if I can save more by waiting, or should I just lock in the rates today.For those of us ...
Lafi S.
Buying my first rental.
Hello all,
I've been working on a short sale for a few months now that I just received approval on. I am buying this as my first rental unit b/c I it looks like a great deal. Here are the details...
Property Descrip...
Alex Applebee
Diary of The Bullet Hole House Flip
Hello! Thought I would take some time and start a deal diary on my Third Flip. Flip #1 was a success at 19k profit, flip #2 broke even (depressed about that but I'll get around to writing about it someday), and here w...
Frank Klarich
Is DFW still a viable investor market?
It seemed like only a few years ago that it was a bit simpler to make money in the DFW market, but recently I've been hearing a fair bit of cynicism related to buying and renting single-family homes. Is this true or ...