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My wife and I have been thinking (preliminary) about investing in a vacation property. We like the idea of a condo b/c it's low maintance and we won't be spending a lot of time there.
My wife is thinking about Holly...
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Hi All,I am an investor from San Francisco! I have been on BiggerPockets for a couple of months now and have met some incredible people. So thought I should start a local discussion group where other investors from th...
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So I'm this close to getting their "essentials" package worth almost 2k. The best post about it I've seen in BP is 2 months old on a thread started 3yrs ago. I read most of it but I'm still torn down the middle on wet...
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Hey BP fam,
I am a brand new investor and have decided OOS turnkeys is the route I am going to take. It might be because I am new and don't want to get burned, but I have heard stories of some turnkey companies bein...
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Hi All,I'm a property owner and landlord in San Francisco, and have often wondered how similar the Manhattan market is to ours. I was fortunate enough to make my first investment in SF 20 years ago, and wisely refi/p...
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I think this place could be a great place to have a blacklist of appraisers after my recent experience. I know the admin is afraid of legal consequences, so does one exist, a black list of garbage appraisers?
I rece...
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Hi everyone! As a financial advisor having a diversified portfolio is essential. Is that the same with real estate investing or is there actually more risk because you will have a difficult time learning and exploitin...
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Hi everyone,I thought this could be an interesting/fun topic. I'm about to close on a home. I know what design I "could" go with. However I'm polling YOU.. the BP crew to weigh in on my decisions and tell me if you ...
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Hello everyone,I would like some help analyzing this deal that I have come across in McGuire neighborhood of Richmond, VA. I'll start with the numbers that I plugged into the rental property calculator.Purchase price ...
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I searched the forum looking for the right balance of expectations for a listing agent. The way I see a listing agent is a marketing expert that can get the owner the best price the fastest way. In order to accomplish...