Ernest Plasencia
Solar Panels on a rental in TX
I am closing on my first SFH that will eventually be rented out in Harker Heights, TX. The neighborhood and surrounding areas have tons of homes with solar panels. I am about to start running numbers on the possibilit...
Denise H.
STR in Lake Arrowhead
Hello,Looking for some feedback/advice on a STR in the Lake Arrowhead area. My husband and I love the area and for our long-term use would prefer this area over Big Bear. My question is can anyone provide info on how ...
Eric Hansen
Pay off my house or invest in another property?
I am 25 years old and I recently closed a deal on my first house, last Monday actually! Exciting for me. I got the house for $31800 with a 10% down payment so I still owe $28620 with an interest rate of 4.42% (that ca...
Allison Patterson
Rental Properties via AirBnb
So my husband and I have enough to put 25% down on a lake house that is about an hour and a half away from where we currently live. We have four other rental properties right now (just for background). My question has...
Account Closed
Straighten me out please!
I love data, I really, really love my data. Wow, there is a lot of information here. I'm just getting started but seriously, every minute of this process I have to forgive myself for not starting sooner, what an IDIOT...
Bryan Cork
Rental rates vs property appreciation
I had a question for you smart and wonderful people. Speaking generally, in appreciating markets like Denver, or in my hometown of Colorado Springs, does property tend to appreciate faster than rental rates? And is th...
Mike Lindsey
Flipping minimal repair houses: Contract vs. Do It Yourself?
My question is based on the scenario that you are taking out a mortgage to buy the property so as to leverage your money. When flipping houses in short time periods do you believe it is better to contract the service...
Andrew Michael
Quadplex. What would you do?
Hi all,I will try to cut through the fluff and get right to it. I have a quadplex that I am going to submit an offer on however I wanted to get feed back from everyone. Lots of factors here, some manageable some not...
Jack B.
Four unit vs five unit+ (multifamily, commercial vs. residential)
I've seen a video on youtube froom "Commercial Property Advisors" saying that it is actually better to buy a 5+ until as opposed to a 4 unit building because then the loan is commercial and the property cash flows fac...
Javier Osuna
The 2% rule does not apply to every market, does it?
Hello BP gang!I've heard quite a few investors talk about using the 2% rule as a general rule of thumb when evaluating for buy and hold deals for cashflow. However from analizing the rent to value ratio of residential...