After several months' intensive self-education and a few failed attempts in SoCal, I started my first real estate tour last week in the hope to buy some good rental properties in Indiana.  I stayed in Indy for three d...

Is it possible to Brrr in Sacramento, CA? I've been looking at the housing market in that area for the past year and ran some Brrrr analysis' with poor results. One of which recently was:7709 Jarvis Ln, Sacramento CA ...

We're kicking off a new project in the next week or so and it's been pretty crazy just getting to this point. The house is a 3-story, 1550 sq ft row and it's currently 3br and 1 bath. We've owned it for almost 2 month...

A property of mine in the California Central Valley went vacant at the end of November. For the past 4 years, I had a family renting the SFH. I performed annual inspections, serviced the the HVAC filter and smoke alar...

Hi Everyone, I am excited to be a part of the Bigger Pockets community. I came to know of bigger pockets about 2-3 weeks ago and have been listening and educating myself on RE and FI. It has been an eye-opening experi...

I'm buying a foreclosure for $84K, ARV should be $125-$130K based on comps, maybe a little higher based on quality and condition. 3/2.5/2 1720 Sq Ft, 1988 construction.

The loan package consists of a 6 month IO const...

Does anyone here have any experience with panelized framing systems? It seems that the benefits are great and would be an excellent choice for spec builds. They appear to be quick build times, have already been throug...

Long time listener, first time caller.  I'm fairly recently divorced and ready to get into real estate since I can make my own decisions again.  This is my introduction to the game so please chime in with opinions and...

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My husband and I have been looking at properties in the Philadelphia area and saw a large difference in the rents of buildings with two bathrooms versus one bathroom. We wanted to see what type of issues or co...

Finally found a tenant who pays her rent on time, but now she wants to move out when lease is up due to  heating cost. It's her first winter there and propane heat costs 2 tanks a month ($230 a tank).  there is also e...