Luis Vaca
Closing on first deal, it disappointed
So I just signed the title documents today for a SFH in Kansas city for 70k. I was caught off guard by two things; Property taxes a lot higher than expected, It went from 950 all the way to 1370$. Due to the recent ap...
Michael Quarles
5 Reasons BP Summit will be fun
1) After a Saint Patrick's day weekend of drinking not being able too all day is worth the ticket
2) Trying to match members to their 10 year old pictures will be a hoot
3) catching up on fashion pointers by watchin...
Shahbaz Qavi
1920 properties worth investing or not?
Hello all, I wanted to inquire about 1920 properties. I am looking at some single family homes in the Toledo area. The package consist of 11 properties with an attractive 13% cap rate. All properties are recently reno...
Shon Drennan
HELOC Recommendations First Time
Hello, my wife and I have about 150k equity in our home are wanting to do a HELOC and use that to buy some STRs. I have a few questions since this is my first time doing this and research online seems to be pretty ba...
Melanie Dupuis
Top 5 Tips! How We Purchase 12 Properties in 12 Months with OPM!!
Hi All,
In 2017, Dave and I purchased 12 multi-family residences (56 units) using none of our own money in less than 12 months and we want to share with you our 5 top tips with the Bigger Pockets community that led u...
Rick Howell
Property Investing is a Team Sport
Just as in basketball, hockey, or football, even the greatest property investment players can only reach their true potential with a good team around them. The right people make all the difference. You can only be in ...
Barry Harsa
Question on reserve funds
Hello, I'm just starting out and looking to buy my first property. One of the things I haven't found an answer to is, should I maintain an "oh shit" fund? Meaning a fund to cover any unexpected cost that may arise a...
Joey Gorombey
Handling The Challenges of a Make Or Break Deal
TL;DR -- this deal will see me bankrupt or well on my way to property two. I'll need to raise rent, or kick tenants out and have them immediately replaced. What's the best way you guys did that?
Here's the situatio...
Kelsey Schneider
First deal, advice greatly appreciated!
Hi everyone,
I have been lurking in the forums for a while now and enjoying all of the great questions and answers and information that you all provide. This is my first time posting though.
I am looking at doing ou...
Michael Carbonare
Sometimes It's Better To Be Lucky Than Smart, Or How I Made $30K On My First Deal
30 years ago I closed on my first real estate deal. It was a foreclosure, owned by the Resolution Trust Corporation. The RTC was a federal agency created in 1989 to resolve the Savings and Loan Crisis of the 1980s, wh...