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13 January 2025 | 1 reply
Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.
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20 January 2025 | 7 replies
Hi Ethan, I would not entertain the idea of getting more money from this tenant in order to potentially increase your cash flow.
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26 January 2025 | 4 replies
"There's 2 types of house's, 1 where people know they have rats, the other is they don't know they have rats"Poison is a really bad idea, especially when tennants are involved.Hire an exterminator a document everything.
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8 February 2025 | 13 replies
Additionally, when underwriting deals, you need to account for the general idea that repairs and maintenance will be a larger percentage of your rent, the lower your rental is.
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27 January 2025 | 7 replies
We are working on our first flip house and we didn't plan to do the BRRRR method, although it has come up in conversation multiple times due to the area it is in, we are still tossing the idea around of keeping it as a rental.
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4 February 2025 | 13 replies
Real estate is and always will be a good idea because it allows you to create lasting generational wealth and leverage cold, hard, tangible assets!
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30 January 2025 | 3 replies
The idea is simple: purchase a property, live in one part, and rent out the rest to offset your mortgage or even generate profit.
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6 February 2025 | 12 replies
If you track listings a full lap around the calendar, you get a real idea of the revenue comps in an area.
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8 January 2025 | 5 replies
I've house hacked twice starting at 22, and here's what I learn and what I regret: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous...Hope this helps!
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23 January 2025 | 15 replies
3: I have no idea how to determine how much to borrow verses pay cash?