Just a quick introduction. I was born and raised in the NYC area and have been interested in real estate since I was in high school. I work in Accounting for a large alternative investment firm in Manhattan and am fin...

Hi everyone!!I am a new investor in Triangle/Triad area (North Carolina) and I am trying to put my team together. I am in need of investor friendly contractor, realtor, title company, inspector, appraiser, property ma...

I’m an avid listener and follower of Bigger Pockets, and want to tap the forums for some advice! I’m a new real estate investor in the Cleveland area and have a couple general and area specific lending questions.
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Hello, everyone!First time poster here. I've been researching REI for about a year now, and I have an opportunity that I'd very much appreciate some input on. The short story: my mother's landlord will be moving out o...

Hi,I am looking to bid on a property on Hubzu which is REO. It said on Hubzu that it is owner occupied, but when I drove by the neighborhood and spoke with the neighbor he said that the owner had died 8 years ago and ...

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Sometimes, you're just not sure about a tenant. Maybe everything seems OK on paper, but you have an intuition that says there's something untoward beneath the surface. ...

Hello,My husband and I are looking to purchase a property in the Cleveland area (preferably east side) to rent and also have a property management firm take care of it.  I have reached out to four companies and no one...

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I have never done a rehab of a house before.  I am planning to buy a SFH in the Sacramento, CA area, and am trying to estimate very general costs for the rehab.   Does any one have a recent project that they c...

Before I talk to lenders, Id like to throw this deal to the forums with clarifying questions. Meant to leave off the repeat in the title, left off the refi part by accident. We, wife and I, are serial house hackers (o...

What is the average time it takes for your property manager to get a unit fixed up and rented out? I know there will be a little variation based on size and condition, but I wanted to see if there was some expected in...