Anthony R.
STR Self Managers - What's Your Monthly Mgmt Costs?
Hi All,
Things are moving forward with getting my STR up and running by end of next month. I'm still on the fence about self-managing remotely vs a local PM company. Those of you who self-manage remotely, have you ev...
Laurie Williamson
Buying your own home while building your rental portfolio
I am a new investor -- just bought my first single-family rental about six months ago. I would like to transition to multi-family as soon as I can save up enough capital. However, I just had a baby in September, and n...
Kari Karanikos
Recent Grad wanting financial freedom: Pay off debt or House Hack first?
Hi everyone, I'm Kari, I'm 24 and I graduated college last year. I had a bit of a career pivot my first-year post-grad but just started my first $60K marketing job this month. I've known since about half-way through c...
Jalen Henningsen
New York Market for young and new investors
Hi guys! I am a very driven 23 year old trying to get into Multi-Family investing as fast as possible. I live in Iowa right now, but I am planning on moving to a better market that will uplift my potential to succeed....
Richard C.
CNN Story on Housing Affordability
I would be interested in the opinions of @dawn aceri, @James Wise and other midwestern investors on this story:
http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/22/real_estate/home-buying-salary/index.html?iid=HP_LN
In th...
Cynthia Garcia
Texas Investment LTR
Hi All,
I'm officially getting started in purchasing my first investment property in Texas. As I don't have a mentor, I wanted to cross-check here on things that I need to be aware of as I'm going through the proces...
Lionel Quiambao
My First Potential House Hack In Sacramento
Hi all, I recently created a post about wanting to house hack in San Diego. However, an opportunity came up for me in Sacramento that I'm finding incredibly hard to pass up. I would really appreciate some advice as I ...
Jason Coyle
Dallas/Fort Worth REI. What happened?
So, what happened to REI in D/FW? It seems like this market is gaining speed in the wrong direction. There's just not many deals out there, if any, even with minimal margins for investors?Don't get me wrong, there's t...
Christopher Malone
Journal of a New Investor
Hello BP!Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Christopher Malone, and I am a new investor in Chicago, IL. I have been a member of BP for a few months now, and from the time I made my first post, I have learned a...
Bill Mitchell
Will Cash Flowing Rentals Disappear When Interest Rates Increase?
As the topic states, will cash flowing properties disappear when interest rates increases?
Once rates go higher than 5%+ the debt service on the loan is going to increase. Not to mention the market will likely be le...