Joel Owens
Retail Omni Channel Marketing Bricks/Online - Wave of the future
A lot has been said about online sales growing in the retail sector and what that might mean for brick and mortar properties. There has been talk of brick and mortar properties being taken over by online.For most reta...
Jason Bach
Raising Rent for inherited below market rental
My wife and I recently purchased a 3 flat in Chicago. We have done some major remodeling to our unit (now a duplex to the basement) and also the top floor unit. When we bought we inherited a lease for the 2 bedroom, 1...
Karissa Sampson
$210,000 in equity-Lender counteroffers HELOC request w/ $20,000
What the actual heck is going on in some underwriting departments? Does anyone know why a lender, who initial told us we could pull $159,000, then countered with $99,999, then countered again with $20,000 would do thi...
Eric Pierpont
House hacking doesn't feel like home, round two
I am currently going through a rehab of a triplex here in Auburn, ME. My first round was a triplex in Lewiston. I recently finished up a good amount of new ceiling work and I look, feel and smell like a broken piece o...
Anibal Bourdierd
Investing in Tampa
I am a newbie to Biggerpockets and I am already an owner of a rental property here in Providence,RI which was originally my main residence at one point (got it with an FHA loan a few years back and moved out). I am go...
Renee J.
New to BP from South Holland, IL
Hello, my name is Renee and I am preparing retire at the end of this year. I am closing on my first multi-family property this month; it is a 4-unit in Lansing, Illinois. While I'm excited, I'm also nervous. This...
Evan DeZaldo
Airbnb launches platform allowing renters to host apartments
Hey there,
I figured this was worth sharing since a lot of us here have been learning more about STRs and the STR 'arbitrage' space. Check our Airbnb's new updates that will allow for people to actually partner with...
Mick Misra
Newbie from Houston, TX
Hi all! I've been reading bigger pockets for 6 months and love it. A brief intro: I've had a small amount of real estate investing experience and I now want to take it to the next level. I'm also relatively new to ...
James S.
New Member from Boston, MA
Hello BP community! I've just stumbled onto this site while looking to find out more about Property Management companies in Boston. My background is that I grew up in Cambridge, MA and then went out of state for col...
Phil B.
Investing in Newton, NJ
Anyone have an opinion on a buy and hold strategy in Newton, NJ? I know they have decent restaurants and the local theater is making a comeback. How is it for buy and hold?