Michael Fortier
Chicago House Hack - New Investor
Hi All, I just recently relocated to the Chicago area for work and will be here for the foreseeable future. I've been interested in real estate for many years now but due to my constant relocation never fully took the...
Coire Fox
Buyer wants to make a short term loan to a seller to close a house?
Greetings BiggerPockets community!I have what I believe to be a rather strange situation on my hands. I am in the process of purchasing a primary residence for myself and my significant other. We are doing a 203k stre...
Kevin Wiley
Double your rental income every 15 months?
Prepare for a long post. According to my calculations and "rules", It seems that it'd be possible to double your portfolio and rental income ever 15 months or so (in a perfect world) leading to financial freedom very ...
Rich Weese
How many think the worst is over ???
528,000 foreclosures so far in first 6 months. On pace for over 1 million this year. That is a # that, to my knowledge, has NEVER been reached. What will 2011 be? Higher or lower? Where are all the buyers and cash go...
Marcos Carbi
Invest now or wait for recession?
Hey guys,
I’m thinking of going in on a duplex in a great, growing area of Fort Myers, FL. $380k, 2003 build, $30k of CapEx (paint, roof, AC, water heater), $3,300 monthly rent, $500 cash flow, 5% CoC return with a ...
Henry Clark
Belize Teak Plantation
Actually started this venture about 3 years ago. I might get some activities out of time sequence. Sit back and grab some popcorn.I will chop this up into smaller segments, so each one isn't too long of a read and h...
Scott Mac
Your Cash Flow During This Virus Crisis and After
78% of American Workers are living paycheck to paycheck (and the 22% who are not are probably not renting).
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2019/01/11/live-paycheck-to-paycheck-government-shutdown/#7977e25c...
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How much work do you do yourself?
I think from reading MikeOH's blog that he seems to most of his own maint. I don't have that many houses but I do all my own work,several major remodels done and working on one now. I have read some posts that your a...
Bryce Y.
How many phone calls to get a tenant?
I'm not sure how many of you keep track of this, but how many phone calls would you say you have to answer before finding a qualified tenant? Obviously there are other factors in play like your rent relative to marke...
Miguel Vazquez
Housing Market Sentiment
I would love to hear an update on everyone's sentiment on the current housing market. In the last few weeks it seems as though the media is turning away from being bullish. The cost of material is up quite a bit from ...