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Am I CRAZY to buy 2br townhouse when I could buy a 3br house?
I am about to buy a 2BR/2.5BA townhouse (has $216/month HOA). It has AMAZING views because the 1st floor is above the garage so this means the 1st floor is technically on the "2nd floor"... and the master bedroom on t...
Richard C.
After Kiyosaki and Ramsay, it's time for some substance
Very often we see people on here talk about how they are educating themselves by reading books relating to the real estate and lending industries. And that sounds great, until you realize that mostly they are reading...
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Approaching Physicians to Invest in Syndications
I am an aspiring real estate syndicator looking to invest in apartment buildings around major universities, and renting them out to a niche group of university students. Based on my research, I feel this is a group...
Brian Weber
Howdy from San Diego - New out-of-state multi-family investor
Hey everyone! My name is Brian Weber, and my wife and I live in Carlsbad, CA. Currently I am a software developer at Intuit. I joined BiggerPockets not too long ago and forgot to introduce myself.Recently I started le...
Shane Boyd
Why don't more real estate agents flip houses if it's so good?
I've been a home inspector for 14 years, and I'm just now getting into flipping houses. I'm a total neophyte, for now. But I'm curious about something. If flipping houses is so good and such a lucrative business, ...
Dan Griffin
Selling house to tenant while keeping my low interest loan
This may be a basic question -- but I don't know the answer.
I have a house in another state that I used to live in. We moved, but kept the house because we had a 2.625% loan on it -- and there was a possib...
Noah Bacon
BiggerPockets Pro Partner Update - Stessa!
Our Pro membership just got better! We are excited to announce a new Pro Partner - Stessa - who helps investors manage and optimize their portfolios. Stessa brings accounting, tenant screening, financial reporting and...
J Scott
Diary of a Rental Property
I had a blast writing my Diary of a New Construction Project thread, and the feedback I got from that was great. So, I've decided to try another one...this time tracking and discussing the ongoing saga of a renta...
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Do you see anything potentially wrong with this plan for residential new construction?
I am building a house...https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ta56u5d2esz6h9/house.JP...... that will cost about $73,000 to build, mostly because I'm doing a lot of the labor myself.Based on current market data, I think I can se...
Joshua Dorkin
How Are You Planning on Making 2015 a More Successful Year than Last?
I'll kick off the obligatory "what are you going to do better" post for 2015 . . . so, how are you planning on making this year a more successful one than last year?