Alex Silang
Mass deportations: will it affect rental markets?
21 January 2025 | 60 replies
My mother's side of the family came through Ellis Island from Finland and contributed greatly to the USA.4) Yes it is really hard on a jobsite to keep it free of illegals, you have to be on your Subs all the time, especially the Hispanic ones as they are more likely to look the other way.
Deirdre Lizio
Should you pick a property manager based on price or service?
17 January 2025 | 23 replies
In a service business like property management, your contributions can go unseen at times - so I feel as though value is harder to recognize, so you need to really exceed expectation in order to prove this value!
Alison Rodriguez
Buying with cross collateral
21 December 2024 | 1 reply
I think it should appraise for at least 600k and think 650k is reasonable.It’s fully renovated and fully leased for $5,200/month.I’ve reached out to banks to see if I could use cross collateral to be my equity contribution but at least so far they’ve also wanted 10% cash.I’d like to avoid coming out of pocket with cash.I was wondering if you had creative ideas on how I might be able to get this financed 💗
Zongfu Li
Kiavi is the worst lenders I have been working with
15 January 2025 | 11 replies
This resulted in literally weeks of delays, which contributed to the closing being postponed and rescheduled, losing our locked interest rate.A big gap in the overall Kiavi process is that we never received detailed introductory emails about the steps of the refinancing process.
Robert Bishop
I am 16 trying to get into real estate and have 200k
10 January 2025 | 28 replies
Average returns on $200k in VTI or VOO turns into about $3M in 30 years even if you contribute $0 between now and then.
Eric Huang
Excited to Return to Bigger Pockets
18 December 2024 | 4 replies
Whether you’re new to investing, looking to expand your portfolio, or interested in starting your own short-term rental, I’d love to connect and share my insights.I’m here to keep learning and contributing to the community that’s helped me so much.
Najeh Davenport
Need Advice on Appraisal Issues and Refinancing Options
15 January 2025 | 12 replies
This resulted in literally weeks of delays, which contributed to the closing being postponed and rescheduled, losing our locked interest rate.A big gap in the overall Kiavi process is that we never received detailed introductory emails about the steps of the refinancing process.
Marshall Robins
Creating Multi-family or Splitting lots for returns in California - SB 9
26 December 2024 | 3 replies
For real estate investors, it’s a golden opportunity to adapt to market needs, contribute to solving the housing crisis, and achieve solid returns.
Breeya Johnson
Growth Markets in 2025 - Where are you investing?
7 January 2025 | 22 replies
These factors contribute to a stable and expanding economy, which can drive demand for housing.
Duncan Forbes
Would like Suggestions on Foreclosure Buying
11 January 2025 | 31 replies
there was a group of 8 of us that pooled money in a Cabal myself and one other were the main money guys the others put in smaller amounts and when we won one.. we would divy up interest prorata to the amount contributed.. this kept those guys from competing against us and for sure we bid up newbies .. really the only ones that would beat us were those that wanted to live in the house and would just go almost all the way to retail or above .. or someone bidding on a second thinking it was a first and no one is going to help you if you dont know what your doing.. this is a very caveat emptar bizz.