Kevin Austin
Is this a good deal? Help a beginner please! :)
I am a complete beginner at this. I'm sure many of you can remember how scared you were with your first deal. I am looking for mine and want to know how my math is. I have found a property and am ...
Casey Caton
Options as an Attorney in Real Estate
BP Community,I have two more years in my service commitment with the USAF, and I'm a licensed attorney in Texas and looking to head back that way; however, I am conflicted on if I want to dive into real estate investi...
Account Closed
Inexperienced landlord here - did I do the right thing?
So I set my unit up on affordablehousing.com (section 8) and got a call from a market renter. She makes 24/hour (not sure if she works full or part time, didn’t ask) and has 2 kids. Showed her the building and she see...
Account Closed
Is my skepticism holding me back?
So I'm very new to the game. I haven't completed a deal yet. I'm analyzing constantly and think I found a decent deal. The numbers can work with the use of private money (family friend). My hesitation is "Why hasn't a...
Jake Fugman
Best way to invest $250,000
Hey BiggerPockets! Im new to BP and soon to be working towards my first "major" move as an investor. After selling my logistics business and 2 rental properties Im looking to leverage $200,000 - 300,000 cash the best...
Justin Leithem
From $25k/yr single flip to over $250k in less than 5 months!
So I planned to write a "success" story after my first flip was sold last year and never got around to it. Partially because it didn't feel like much of a success after all was said and done and I was exhausted. Menta...
Patrick Bergeron
Help! Appraisal came in too low
We put an offer in at $1.2M and waived an appraisal, but the appraisal came in WAY lower than the agent, lender and myself anticipated (200k less). We are using a 10% down vacation home loan, and can only afford about...
Bailey Kramer
You can Co-Host 100% Remotely
More than 95% of my properties that I manage for homeowners are a plane ride away. Your job as a Co-Host is not to run to the house every time there is a problem. It's to oversee the vendors who are going to be runnin...
Account Closed
Max Closing Costs Allowed to be Paid by Seller
Hi all -The mortgage agent who approved me for a conventional mortgage and agreed to have the the mortgage underwritten (he is not the actual underwriter) for a close next week on a rental property just came back to m...
Mark M.
Cracks in the Plaster - Demo/Repair/Cost Questions
Hey everyone,Bear with me since this is my first post regarding this topic. DescriptionCracks are starting to show in the stairwell on the 3rd floor of my first rental which is an old home that's getting older. It's ...