I own a 2 flat brick building in Chicago. Over the years some brick cracks and other outside work has accumulated. Some concrete areas around the building need to  be fixed. I would guesstimate 20-40k in repairs.  I h...

Hey all, I've been poking around this site awhile now and it's causing me to take a long hard look at my current strategy.  I own a townhouse in southern Maryland (Great Mills), that I paid $140,300 for back in 2010. ...

So I have had many properties that I had put the typical 20% or 30% down on a 30 Year loan and had a Fixed payment with the bank.  When I had extra money or a large commission I would always put large amounts to the p...

Hello, my name is Elisa Prado, bilingual, civil engineer and i am new in bigger pockets. I would like to introduce myself and start creating a network. I currently live in Birmingham, AL and me and mys husband are mov...

Greetings, my name is Jessica Lentine. I am currently a machine operator at a manufacturing plant in my area. I also have an associates degree in business and accounting.Since I was a teenager, I was always interested...

I am working on buying my first rental properties and have been crunching some numbers. I was looking at 15 yr mortgages on 4 properties valued at $90K. What I found when I looked at the profits vs a 30 yr mortgage wa...

This is my first post I have made on Bigger Pockets. There has been a couple times where I almost made an entry into the forums but I figured I would wait till I get a little more experience under my belt. So where do...

Do contractors normally charge to come with you to look at a property prior to submitting any offers?  Is this allowed?  Thank you

Hello everyone!! I’m in need of some advice from experienced multi family investors. I’m selling my personal residence and should be keeping about $90,000 after paying off my mortgage. I’m looking to invest this money...

I have my first appointment with an expired listing.  we spoke on the phone, he said he might be ready to list, not sure with me or not.  i told him i would like to stop by either way incase i have a buyer that might ...