Thomas S.
New Landlord Lesson
Some of you that have read my posts may know my style of managing tenants. I am supper selective in screening tenants and strict with enforcement of rules. I have no loyalty to substandard tenants and believe they sho...
Benjamin Sulka
Application Before or After Showing?
Hey BP, I've seen people say that you should show your property after a tenant application and I've see people say you should show your property before the tenant actually applies.What is the most advisable way to go?...
David E.
San Diego, Right time to buy townhome?
Hi guys, I am in San Diego with around 45K Liquid, and a 767 Credit Score. Rates are looking really good right now and there a few townhomes for around 570K near by, do you guys think I should purchase now or wait unt...
Chris H.
I'm new to this, young, and I want to start a snowball. Advice appreciated!
Hello all.
So, I'm young (early twenties). I work a professional job and have a very respectable income. I live in a low-cost-of-living region in Washington state. My parents were active real estate investors (my ...
David Hanson
How much cash flow and cap rate is enough?
Need some advice. I'm looking at a 12 unit property that IMHO is overpriced because it breaks even ($0 cash flow) after all expenses and debt service (1.0 DSCR). Cap rate is 5.8% which doesn't seem too bad. I'm try...
Scott Choppin
Lifecycle of a CA Multi-Family Development Deal
Hi EveryoneAfter reading through many excellent posts, include the "Diary of a New Construction Project" by @J Scott and @Joshua Dorkin, I thought I might add our voice here on BP. I am proposing to track the entire l...
Jennifer S.
Snow removal advice in Jersey City NJ
Hi everyone, I recently joined the BP community. First, I'd just like to introduce myself. I'm a fairly new investor in the Jersey City area. I bought my first multi-family in 2015 which I currently owner-occupy. We ...
Joseph Hoot
What are your default Expenses used when Analyzing Properties?
I have been analyzing properties for the last 8 months without making a just yet-- We've been busy doing many other things. However, we're finally at the point where we'd like to start making offers.At the moment, I ...
Gabe J Schwarz
Trying to get into investing before leaving my current gig
Hey folks,Sorry for the rather broad discussion - I've got a bit of an odd situation right now which is rather time-sensitive, so I wanted to get this out sooner (even in a more broad & vague form) rather than lat...
David Howlett
Rules pertaining to REOs
I am following one piece of property in particular. Did some negotiating while it was in short sale but nothing came of it. Now the bank owns it outright, has it listed on MLS and there is a real estate agent assigned...