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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $450,000
Cash invested: $10,000
First short term rental investment! Extremely unique house shaped like a lig...
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[Note: I'm a long-time lurker, first-time poster]Hello BiggerPockets,My wife and I moved to San Francisco (from the east coast) at the end of last year for work and were excited to explore a new city/state/coast (even...
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I just came across the following story on Gizmodo:
China Will Build the Tallest Building In the World in Just 90 Days
Now this building is going to be constructed of prefabricated materials, so I think the number is ...
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I know that it is possible to purchase real estate using a self directed 401k using a variety of strategies, either purchasing in full or partnering with “yourself” outside of the 401k to purchase the property. Howeve...
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I am thinking about getting my license to facilitate my own purchases. However, I think my pace of buying properties will be more like one per every two years rather than one per year. The fee for the license and requ...
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I May my one of my parents tenants in Compton, Ca caused a fire in one of their units which caused fire damage to their unit and water damage to the lower unit and adjacent unit. The fire departments report determine...
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I have a situation at a rental where the tenant locked me out. He changed the garage entry code and keeps the storm door locked (no key) which doesn't allow me to use my key at the front door. Those are the only two...
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Where has this been my whole life!! They keep an online record of all your purchases and email you receipts with your job number on it. No more wondering where are all those receipts if you get audited. The data can ...
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Let's say you buy a single family as an owner-occupant, with the goal of having a couple renters to defray the monthly bills. But let's say the town does not easily allow conversion from singles to multis anymore. Can...
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As demand increases and foreclosure inventory continue to shrink I'm finding the competition for single family homes in the $25-$35,000 price range to be getting out of hand.Not long ago I acquired a parcel of land th...