Lincoln Waite
Paying utilities on a Multi-Family and it's eating all of my cash flow. (Iowa)
New investor here. My first property was a multi-family in Iowa. I got it for dirt cheap, and now I see why. The former owner (LLC) was rather lacking on upkeep of the units. And now after a year, the utilities are ea...
Mircea Gogoncea
Please Tell Me What's Wrong With My 3-year "MTR Hacking" Plan!
Hi everyone! I love coming up with plans and asking more experienced people to poke holes in them, so here I am.
My wife and I recently bought our first home, which is awesome! We've been dying to get out of paying r...
Titus Hill
Renting to College Students in Tallahassee (or wherever)
Hello,I am a newbie and this is my first Biggerpockets post, but I am excited about the possibilities of building a portfolio of passive rental income investments. I am especially interested in investing in rental hou...
Tom Starlin
Rental Property - Sell, or Hold?
Hello all,I am struggling with a decision regarding whether or not I should hold or sell a rental property.Here are the details:Seattle area (Renton)Condo - built in 1979, the complex itself is in decent shape, but sh...
Tony C.
How to invest with $560k HELOC
I checked with my bank and I should be able to get a new $560K HELOC on my primary home. I would like to get some advice from BP about the investing strategy using the HELOC. I am in 40's and pretty busy with my curre...
Angelo Wong
Bartlett/Memphis Turnkey Analysis (38134)
Hi,Currently analyzing a 4/2 in the Bartlett area. It is in the neighborhood of Blackwell/Yates St. and the Zillow estimates the surrounding houses are around 115-125K for that kind of property. The county assessor ...
Michael Brunner
Wisconsin 8 unit deal analysis
Hello,I'm looking for some guidance analyzing my first greater than 4 unit deal.The property is listed slightly under 900k. On the same property, there is a brick 4 unit and 2 separate duplexes for 8 units total inclu...
Mark K.
Is it worth it to pursue an Appraiser Trainee license?
Hello, I am brand new to REI, at this point a little over a month in. I've been researching and networking like crazy in the last month and what I'm beginning to realize is that everything starts and ends with comps/...
John Barrett
Anyone Else Notice the 3rd of July News from Zillow?
Link to Zillow's Article about charging to list a PropertyLooks like Zillow is looking to add another cash flow stream, by charging landlord to put their properties on Zillow. Looks like Zillow is going to be charging...
Keith Meyer
San Diego Real Estate 2018 - What is your 5 year plan?
Hi All,Like all of us trying to wrap our heads around how to get involved in the San Diego residential real estate market in 2018, I am trying to weigh the pro's and con's of where I see the market currently and where...