Kiersten Hegna
Townhomes and condos vs. stand alone single family?
Are townhomes and condos good for starting out or is it harder to get cash flow and appreciation compared to stand alone single family property? The prices in my area are much more approachable for the former
Ryland Taniguchi
Why Seattle Flipping Is Now Risky
Real estate is all about timing. Between 2009 and 2014, it was quite easy to flip here in Seattle. In those years, you could find REOs and short sales to buy or buy at the auction. Construction labor and contractors w...
Rudy Centeno
How to work with realtors?
I've read that you should always have a realtor as part of your dream team. How can a realtor assist you? How much commision should you pay a realtor?
Sharad M.
Location, Location, Location vs. Numbers, Numbers, Numbers!!!!!
What would you choose - a 20% cash on cash return in a decent neighborhood or 35% cash on cash return in not the best neighborhood? Everything else being equal.
If you could also explain why you would choose one over...
Mike Franco
Is there a correlation between nicer homes and better tenants?
I'm wondering whether you landlords have noticed better qualified applicants after you renovate (or if you have a nicer looking dwelling)-- People with higher income, stable jobs, better ability to pay rent. Are the ...
Stuart Humphreys
What would you do with $2.5 million dollars cash?
If you were going to invest all of it into CRE how would you do it? Split it up? One big purchase? Use it as a down payment and take on debt or no debt?
Graham Lutz
If you could start investing anywhere, where would you go and why
NOTE: not sure if this is the right category or not....Not that I'll be moving anywhere other than my home town, but just interested to hear from some of the seasoned investors here. I'm sure there are a million diffe...
Jacob Nevarez
First House Hack
Hello,I recently got pre approved and now looking at properties to house hack in the Chicago land area (suburbs). As I’m going through the MLS I’m coming up with my questions for the realtor. My questions for you all:...
Isaiah J Aragon
How do YOU Screen for your Markets (specifically out of state)
Hello BP Community,
I wanted to ask everyone how they conduct market research, what you're processes are, and how you go about filtering all 50 states, to exclude states from your research and how you choose states(c...
Scott Passman
Why are landlords being so singled out?!?
I have a hard time understanding why landlords are considered so different from other businesses and business owners. Even before COVID-19 came onto the scene, it has been a prevailing theme over the last year or two ...