David Ivy
Austin Market Report - November 2023
The November 2023 market report from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) shows that home prices in the City of Austin remained stable over the past 12 months, rising 1% from a year ago to $518,000. The greater metro ...
Cameron Wutzke
4D affordability program: your experience?
If any of your properties are enrolled in Minneapolis’ 4D program, I would love to hear your experience. The fact the property is locked in for 10 years across new owners intimidates me. I had negative experience with...
Lorenzo Hatten
Creative Financing Help: I think I have something
Hello Everyone,I have been speaking with a seller who is offering a property in Washington DC. The property itself is a Single Family home 2 bedrooms 1 bath and its Zoned R2. The seller is asking well over what my Com...
Jennifer B.
Newbie investor, 1031 exchange and too many choices - ideas?
Hi everyone! I'm brand new to Bigger Pockets and a complete newbie. My husband and I live in Portland, OR and currently own some farmland in another state which is cash rented and brings in 20K per year in income. The...
Brittany King
How should I analyze a multi unit property?
Hello BP family! I have a few questions about how to analyze multi unit properties. My questions are 1) when you calculate cap x, vacancy rate, repairs, trash, water and sewer do you always use 5% of the monthly rent?...
Luke Terry
Challenging Property Taxes in Cuyahoga County
I'm wondering if anyone's had success lowering their property taxes and if so, what were the steps they took to be successful?Property taxes can be a huge impact on your cash flow based on the city you buy in. From w...
Alba Cheung
is it a good time to buy single family rentals in Huntsville?
Hi, I've been searching in Huntsville for two months now. I've come across some single-family homes from the 1960s that have been on the market for a while. The sellers have already reduced the prices, but they'r...
Bilal A.
Seller asking for break in price after option period
Hello BP members,
I am in need of some advice on a property that I'm in the process of buying. We are past the option period and the loan is already underwritten and approved by my bank. All addendums have been signe...
Vidyadhar R.
can taxes be waived off or reduced?
Dear members, I'm looking at a commercial property in central NJ which has been vacant for a while. The taxes are currently $10k/yr for 1500sft. The agent advised that I ask an attorney to file a request w/ town to wa...
Courtney K.
Can landlord store show up and store items on tenants property
Landlord showed up today and dropped off stuff in our garage and side bonus room. On the lease it does NOT say anywhere that there are any exceptions to the property. It just states: "The management, for and in consid...