Anna Smith
How to spend $80,000
Hello BPers!My husband and I will have $80,000 to spend on rental investments next year. We will invest in a buy and hold, in the Memphis area. I am curious how you would invest $80,000...1. Purchase a home with cas...
Meghan K.
Let's Drop the term "Passive Income"
A plea to my community of Real Estate Investors: Can we drop the term "Passive Income"??? It seems to me to have negative connotations and to promote negative impressions of the business and its practitioners! I...
Elisha Keller
Newbie Question #4: Number one Mistake
As I've been on BP I've been reading as much as possible--even the ones that sounded scary. I want to learn the worst things about being a landlord as well as the positives. The question for the day:
What was...
Gary Thao
FHA and Cashflow
I am looking at purchasing a fourplex with an FHA loan as my first investment. Fourplexes in my area run for $350k+. I am doing my anlysis right now on several and don't see how purchasing a fourplex can cashflow (oth...
Fredie Robinson
My first 20 months in REI
Hello BP community!I've got some free time today which is very unusual for me, so I thought I would post about my REI journey so far and maybe make some more connections and give someone a little motivation. I'm going...
Andrew Merritt
Feedback on Cash Out Refinancing Terms
Hey All, I'm going through some cash-out refinancing on two of my duplexes and wanted to get some feedback on the terms. I'm working with a DSCR lender if that makes a difference. I started the process about two mon...
Nathan Christensen
Saint Paul, MN Duplex analysis
Hi everyone,My girlfriend and I are planning to move to the Saint Paul, MN area in about a year and we, like many others, are hoping to house hack a duplex. However I want to analyze properties as if I was buying them...
Mike Gratzmiller
Buying Points Down
looking for advice on Points buy down... Loan of $162,000 (SFH) is currently at 6.275. I'm being told I have the option to buy it down to 5.75. How many points would that be? Do you think it's worth the $$ to do so...
Kel S
Closed today - Pics of our latest SFH
Today we closed on our 5th investment property. This one is a 3/2. 1584 sq ft. No basement. Garage and large backyard in a good area. We are trying to decide if we should rent or possibly try and flip this one.
Pict...
Aria Saha
Tennat leave the door open and I smell weed/marijuana.Marijuana
Someone please help me, as I am worried if my furnace will cost me lot to fix. I always have to go from the same route so I always see my rental house and every time I pass, I see the door left open. I am not sure wha...