I'm new to real estate investing and I wanted to ask if there are any down sides to FHA loans? My plan was to buy a duplex when I turn 18 and live in one half and rent out the other to start my real estate investing c...

Hello Dear BiggerPockets family. I wish you have a great day.I see that everybody is onto rental properties and buy low sell high strategy. Would not constructing your own custom house benefit you more if you were to ...

Ive been looking around lately in a few different areas some in Idaho and some in Montana. Single Family, and multi-family options but every property I find end up calculating at lower than a 5% ROI most sitting aroun...

If tax and insurance are variables that can increase year to year - do you allocate reserves for that or is that what cash flow buffer and rent raises are for? what events can cause a big jump for those?

I'm a beginner at real estate. I want to invest but I don't think I can do it by myself yet so I'm saving up more money when I buy a rental.
I have a friend that is looking for a cash partner. I can help him come up ...

So I'm really interested in this house. I'm going to look at the home later this week with my realtor and contactor. They are asking 119k which is why overpriced. The house was built in 1959 and definitely needs a reh...

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Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $245,000

Cash invested: $140,000

Sale price: $410,000

Total rehab, foundation, kitchen, baths, drywall, floorin...

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Hi,
I see a lot of videos and posts on easy ways to calculate repair costs. From what I've seen these numbers are way off for my market (San Francisco Bay Area). Most recently I saw one that said an average rehab for...