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Hi there BiggerPockets community,I currently reside in Los Angeles, CA. I'm interested in purchasing my 1st house out of state as a long term investment and would rent it out. My budget is $400,000 and can put 20% dow...
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I know this may be a weird question to ask on a real estate forum (Im thinking the vast majority of responses will be pro real estate), but I wanted to get some different perspectives from the BP community. I current...
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Hello Guys,I finally put some Cash together to buy a two family fixer up... I live in brooklyn NY, so I’m trying to stay pretty local with my investment. From anyone’s experience what would be the better market to buy...
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Hey BP, I joined very recently, but I have been interested in purchasing some rental properties for a long time. Because of the low ROI in California, I have been looking into out of state properties.
Many of the ...
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As we return to the post-pandemic pace of supply and demand, investors are beginning to count the cost of operating a vacation rental, and if it is all really worth it. Well written article here. One huge factor not...
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Hello all, I am a young/beginner investor living in Boston, MA. Within the past two years I graduated college and began work. I am nearing the point of looking to purchase a multifamily in areas near my work. I work j...
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Hey BiggerPockets!
I'm a newbie investor in California looking to invest out-of-state. I have done some data analysis and many signs point to the popular OOS markets such as Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Colu...
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Here in Orange County, CA we are in the middle of a sellers market, with sales at the highest level in 9 years. Inventory is down, prices are up. There's also been an uptick in new jobs with many companies hiring, whi...
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I read that rents are down at least 3% in the hot markets of SF, NYC and Boston? Any landlord in these areas care to comment? If so, how does that affect the decisions to buy rental properties in these metros as the t...