I currently own a home that I had used house hacking to pay for most of the mortgage every month and save part of it for a full renovation of the kitchen and floors. I purchased my house for $189,000 a couple years ag...

It always pays to keep your eyes open. On my way to the office last month I stopped at a yard sale and as a direct result ended up closing on the purchase of the house a couple weeks later. I'm not sure what the ultim...

Has anyone had experience doing mid or long-term rentals with student housing? An example of this being a SFH with 4 or 5 bedrooms and renting each room to a student. If so, what were your experiences (good or bad)? D...

I'm going to look at my first possible deal this week. I've got a veteran agent that I've known for a long time. He did a lot of PM work though the downturn and knows this rental market really well. He suggested a sma...

I've just completed renovation on a triplex near a private university, everything is done except the landscaping and parking, and those areas are in progress. One unit is leased; as of May 1st they moved in. I would l...

AllI am starting to explore the idea of buying a house, living in it and flipping it a year later.  I have a friend who said he would be willing to live in a construction zone and pay a small amount of rent.  This wou...

Hey, Everyone!       I'm excited to join the forums. I've been reading posts for a couple months now as well as listening to different podcasts, and I wanted to join in now that I have started my market methods and co...

I saw an apartment building down in Tampa that has 9 units it’s worth  $550,000 and it has a cap rate of 11.79% which seems pretty high to me and it looks like a good investment. I’m new to this I don’t know much. I k...

I am a first-time investor currently building my foundational real estate knowledge by consuming as much BP content as I can (books and podcasts!) on top of taking real estate classes in my place of residence, DC. I f...

What do YOU prefer - LOC or cash out refinance to pull out equity in a non-owner occupied investment property?I have a long-term buy and hold strategy. I purchased and renovated a multi-family investment property over...