Brian Karlow
10 Unit Apartment Insurance Needs and Advice
Hello BPI am under contract on a 10 unit apartment building in Illinois and would like some feedback from other operators of similar sized buildings as to their insurance coverage criteria and annual costs for such co...
Andrew Hitchcock
REI Benchmarks
Hello Bigger Pockets Community!My name is Drew Hitchcock and I live in the greater Cincinnati Area (Ohio). I recently picked up the Rental book and am about 60% of the way through it. My question for the community i...
Erica A.
Advice & Networking: Bay Area duplex for a 1st time buyer
I am new to RE, first time buyer. I would like to purchase a duplex anywhere in the Bay Area. Currently living in San Francisco, I can move for a house hack. I would feel comfortable buying 300-450k putting 20% down. ...
David McCracken
Potential deal with unaccessible crawlspace
I have potentially a pretty good deal in my hands. The only issue is that the house is on a crawl and the crawl is too shallow to be accessible. The crawl has had water intrusion previously, so something would have to...
Gere W.
Basic Pillars of Knowledge to learn
What would everyone consider fundamental categories of things to learn about in real estate? ie. pillars of knowledgeWhat would subsets of those fundamentals should you learn after you have the basics down?When do you...
Skylar Vincent
Airbnb Management or Wholesaling
Hi amazing BP community. I've got a wing dinger for ya.
I'm about to start a side hustle and I'm having trouble deciding between starting an Airbnb management company (I wouldn't be buying or renting, I'd be managing...
Alex Peou
how are you socal investors obtaining your property?
so my question to all the california REI is what is giving you the most success in obtaining all of the rehab deals in your area? direct mailers? wholesalers? bandit signs? MLS? I talked to a real estate broker and he...
Tim Oppelt
Comping a Difficult Property
So occasionally I come across a property lead where the house is unlike most homes in that area. For example, I recieved a lead for a 6bd/2ba property, but all of the homes within .2 miles (it's in the city so 2 bl...
David Risilia
DYI Vs Handiman Work
Curious as to what is more profitable - doing handiman work at $50-60 hr or DYI improvements to your own flip property? I don't get more than 20 hr of handiman work per week but my handiman business is new and I have...
Elizabeth A Shatzkin
Multifamily Property Evaluation
We are moving up from SFR to multifamily on our next purchase of a rental property. We are somewhat skilled at evaluating a SFR, using all the tools, comps, etc., but it is not clear to us how to evaluate the 2-4 uni...