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As a professional property manager myself, I understand the essential tasks that investors are looking for from their property manager, like rent collection, maintenance, and tenant screening. However, the role of a p...
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I flipped a 3/1 slab 1104 sq ft in St. Louis, MO and priced it at $125,000. Put in 42'' shaker espresso cabinets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, new tile, painted the garage floor, painted the exter...
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I got into a heated debate with a close friend on where we see the real estate agent in the next 10-20 years. It started as a question from my friend, " would you encourage your daughter to get into real estate when s...
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Hello all,
I was looking for some advice with possible best next steps to expand on a newbie portfolio with 1 live in duplex (live on bottom, rent the top floor) rental. Especially in this market with high interest r...
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I just found out that due to the new Somerville zoning I can build an addition onto my two family in Somerville!This would be about 600 sq feet. The next thing I’m trying to wrap my head around is do we dig out a new ...
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Bigger Pockets Community,I currently own a duplex in West Oakland where I have a shed/cottage in the rear of my lot. I went down to the city to talk to them about making the shed a habitable space (upgrading foundatio...
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Hi all,I am a military veteran from Chicago and I am looking to purchase my first 3 to 4 unit property using the house hacking method. My plan is to utilize my VA loan which has the benefit of putting no money down. I...
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Hello everyone!I'm thrilled that we've grown to this point in our portfolio, but we are now up to 10 single family homes, and with other (more than) full time jobs, we are desperately looking for some help from someon...
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Has anyone heard of or worked with the Conscious Round Table in Baltimore? Any experience or feedback is appreciated.
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Hi Everyone! Here's the research I gathered during quarantine to potentially apply to an investment property. Have you done something similar? Is there anything else to look out for? Is this strategy incorrect? ...