Edwin Lopez
Would You buy a Condo and rent it?
Hello everyone!I need advice, would you buy a condo and rent it out? My numbers are good as far as ROI. However do condos also have equity that rise like a single family home?
James H.
rehab costs creeping up
Hey Guys,
I recently bought a new rental property and am in the process of rehabbing it to rent it. Generally, I buy the lowest cost of whatever-it-is that I am replacing so long as it is durable. However, As I go th...
Matthew Hammond
Insurance for Residential Portfolios
Hey all,
I was just curious what companies and insurance policies people are using for those who have more than 4 SFR or 1-4 unit residential rental properties. Currently I have 8 rentals ranging from single families ...
Dan Hertler
Is SFR Cashflow a Myth?
As I build up my SFR portfolio I am starting to ask myself: “Is the idea of SFR cashflow simply a spreadsheet myth?”The common “goal” for SFR investing is $200+/month in cashflow, i.e. cash leftover after PITI and all...
Allison Mueller
Cleveland turnkey vs "true turnkey" investment property
I see that the term "turnkey" is being widely used these days by seller and agents alike in their marketing. So I thought I'd take some time to point of the difference between "turnkey" and what we are now having to ...
Account Closed
Offer turned down--thoughts please (long)
My short term goals:
get a mortgage and buy at least a 3/2 house to rent w/a positive cash flow.
Move into it, and either rent or sell my residence. This new house may or may not be _my_ house for the rest of my life....
Jean Paul Rousseau
Capex expenses
For buy and hold investors, to analyze your return, you have to take into account the capex expenses. I really don't know how to handle it.In a recent post, Brandon Turner estimated that 182 $ per month have to be put...
Nathan R. Cowger
Do any of the rental management suites sync with Bank account
Looking at Cozy, Buildium, Tenant Cloud, do any sync with bank accounts for expense tracking (trying to not do Quickbooks) I'm just setting up a simple 4-plex and I see that all of these do some level of accounting. ...
Dylan Fellows
Best way to find or estimate rent prices
I found a property here in Wichita I really like and I’m trying to run the numbers to find my offer price but I have some questions. It’s a duplex right by Lincoln and rock and it meets almost all my criteria. Southea...
Jacob P.
Estimating Capital Expenditures
I'm new to Bigger Pockets, and recently started playing with the investment calculator. Previously, I had used another online calculator which had a "maintenance" field that was pre-populated with an estimate of 10% o...