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I purchased a lake front property here in Texas for $115,000 cash. I've spent around $70k cash as well improving the property to be a short term rental as well as possible secondary home for my family. My local bank i...
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I recently had to gut the bathroom in a 1/1 to repair water damaged floor. I'm in the process of putting everything back together. Is there any advantage to installing a tub and shower over the shower stall that was...
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Hi All,I am closing on a 4-unit property soon with an FHA loan. The attic used to be 2 additional units (one on each side) but suffered a small fire 30-some years ago. It is still in decent condition (structurally) bu...
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Hi BP,I haven't conducted my first deal yet but, I am looking for ways to increase my monthly cash flow and reduce my Income to Debt Ratio. As a result, I wanted to take on a second job as a way to obtain real-world r...
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We have an awning on one of our rental properties that seems to be trending downward. I first noticed it when we purchased the property 6 months ago and am now finally getting around to fixing it. Trust me it was not ...
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I have a duplex right now that has a huge walkingout basement with great potential to be finished. I want to avoid making it a full 3rd unit because of zoning and other headaches that come with it. I figure I can fin...
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Hi Id like to purchase a duplex that is currently rented to long term tenants and I’m trying to find a small loan $75k. My credit score is above 800 and NO debt! but I only work part time by choice so my income is l...
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I am so grateful as I look back on the last year for the advice I gleaned from the BiggerPockets community! I bought my first investment property a duplex I’m house hacking in Grand Rapids Michigan. It’s only been 4 m...
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Current have 1 single family home LTR. Looking into getting into a beach condo possibly in the Florida panhandle. I have very little knowledge regarding the costs accompanied by this and therefore difficult to calcula...
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Lots of opportunities in my area for buy and hold properties. I have 22 houses totaling 33 units but I want to scale bigger. How can I find private money to achieve this? I’ve used a combination of methods to build my...