Joshua Wilson
Duplex with shared pool + how's my math?
From where I sit, this Duplex configuration looks hard to sell to a potential tenant. Shared back patio and miniature in-ground pool? That plus the bad math have me looking at this as a bad investment property.Homes...
Say Teoh
New home construction in Oregon
Hi there, anyone in Portland Metro area (Oregon) has experience with buying a lot and building a SFH for resale? I would like to speak with you on your experience, cost calculations etc. I do see some spec homes avai...
Luke Calhoun
NEW BUILDS AS INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
I work with a residential home builder and have found it strange that I hardly ever get investors coming through the door. Whats the general consensus on buying new-builds as investment properties? The way I see it,...
Account Closed
The Best Real Estate Investments You Should Consider
When most people think of real estate investing the first thing that comes to mind is HGTV and flipping houses. The truth is that this is only one small niche within the real estate investing industry. There are numer...
Trevor Lofstedt
Rental Unit Upgrades
Hello Bigger Pockets community,My college roommate and I about to close on our first investment property! We got a good deal on a duplex in a growing neighborhood in Minneapolis, MN. We plan on living in one unit, whi...
Clinton Straub
New yorkers investing in Cleveland OH?
HiIs there anyone else investing in Cleveland Oh and live in NY?
Peter Shaw
Investment / Rental property in Seattle - where should I buy?
Hello,I have never lived in SEA area but given the strong High Tech employment market, I want to buy a rental unit. I'm looking for something <500-600K, which will generate decent rental income and will appreciate ...
Jason Runkel
Tenant Screening Guidelines
Hey Everyone,My partner and I are working on our tenant screening guidelines for the property management portion of our business, renting properties in generally C+ and above neighborhoods. Some things we have include...
Wendy Li
Options? tenant legally cultivating marijuana
Our property is in MI but we live in CA so it's hard to keep track of the tenant. We recently visited and discovered that they have been cultivating marijuana in the basement. They were growing and dispensing mariju...
Dmitri K.
Cleveland Investors, what is your real-live vacancy rate?
So i see a lot of people ask what to use when estimating a vacancy rate or a cap expense rate. And a lot of times on pro-forma sheets a vacancy is listed at 5%. I just can't comprehend how that is a realistic number f...