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Hey everybody,I was wondering if there were any blue prints out there to double my investment in a year.EX. I have $30,000 to invest. I want to turn it into $60,000 in a year.Any suggestions/pointers to get close to 1...
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What should I be using for the down payment assumption when applying the 50% rule? Obviously, the larger the down payment the smaller the mortgage and thus the greater the likelihood of actually passing the 50% rule ...
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I found a single family home nearby with overgrown grass and a winterization notice plastered all over the door and windows, this house clearly screams foreclosure.
However, when I look the house up, the owner is lis...
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Here is something I picked up recently to find local vacants...Call up the local water department and ask for a list of homes with the water shut off. There should be a local water code stating that you are allowed to...
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Hello Everyone, there's this thing with cap rates (well checking for a properties true value) that I just can't seem to wrap my brain around and wanted to hear what some of you other investors thought about it.
OK. e...
Hello, BiggerPockets community!First time poster here!My name is John. I'm very interested in the idea of investing in apartment complexes, and have thought about it for quite some time, but wanted to educate myself a...
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Hi everyone,
I juat graduated from college and currently have a full time job in commercial real estate fInance. I am trying to save up for a down payment and am thinking of becoming an agent on weekends.
I felt t...
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So far, I’ve only done buy and hold residential real estate. I’m ready to start venturing into multi family and looking at some small apartment buildings (8-16 units) but wanted to get some recommendations on any book...
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My contractor and I have constantly been disagreeing (friendly of course) on the amount of work to complete the project. My mindset (that has worked well for me so far) is make the house cosmetically attractive as fa...
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Morning,
I've got a question with regards to equity in rental properties. Would one be better off to pay a rental unit off with the income he/she receives from it or reinvest in another rental? It seems to me...